
El Chema
Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
Seasons

1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2016-12-06
The president sends Chema a message in jail. The boss orders his men to kidnap the prison director’s family to delay his transfer to the USA.

2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2016-12-07
José María “Chema” Venegas stands up to the authorities and starts a riot in the jail. After, he flees through the tunnel built just for him.

3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2016-12-08
Auristela calls Chema for an interview in Venezuela but the FBI follow the journalist’s tracks and capture the narco. Rutila falls for Chema.

4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2016-12-09
Auristela and Chema both score. She gets her interview and he seduces her. The narco finds protection, more business and secret routes in Venezuela.

5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2016-12-12
Just as he promised, El Chema tells Auristela his life story, growing up with his parents Joaquín and Elvira — under the watchful eye of enemies.

6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2016-12-13
José María is promoted in the organization and gets a present. Oteiza is his first challenge. Elvira and Don Ricardo face off for Chema’s toy.

7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2016-12-14
Chema takes the next step and uses his toy in his first murder. Amanda goes on a date with Chema in the stables. Joaquín gets beat up.

8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2016-12-15
Oteiza’s death shakes the narco’s foundations and the basis of corruption. Ricardo doesn’t trust Chema’s accomplice. Chema confronts Ricardo.

9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2016-12-16
Amanda and Chema spend the night together but he asks her to keep it a secret. He thinks he’s having a fling with his boss’s sister but it’s not true.

10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2016-12-20
Blanca finds out that Chema slept with Amanda. Ricardo puts pressure on Tobias to show his support for the organization.

11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2016-12-20
Chema receives five times what he earns and dreams of becoming leader. Ricardo knows that he wants to go out on his own. Amanda isn’t his priority.

12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2016-12-21
Once she finds out Ricardo is her father, Amanda demands her inheritance. Elvira tells the boss that Chema has found out Amanda is his daughter.

13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2016-12-22
Regina is Ricardo’s lover but he knows that Rojo is crazy about her. They go to the boss’s office and make love. Chema swears loyalty to his boss.

14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2016-12-23
Chema defines his strategy for trafficking arms and undocumented immigrants. He leaves the merch with the boss. Ricardo and Amanda make amends.

15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2016-12-26
Amanda takes revenge on Chema and tells him that she and Saúl are dating. Regina and Amanda get in on the plan. José María congratulates Saúl.

16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2016-12-27
Saúl confronts Chema and demands that he stay away from Amanda. A determined Saúl gets Ricardo’s permission and asks for her hand.

17. Episode 17
Air Date: 2016-12-28
Chema takes Wendy away from prostitution. In Miami he meets Imelda Rosado and must give her a trophy. Amanda says yes but asks Saúl for time.

18. Episode 18
Air Date: 2016-12-29
Chema defeats the Cuban narcos in Miami. Imelda offers him twice what he earns with Ricardo but he stays loyal to his boss. Ricardo is mad at Rojo.

19. Episode 19
Air Date: 2016-12-30
Amanda becomes Blanca’s accomplice and finds out about her relationship with Centeno. She also meets Wendy, her rival.

20. Episode 20
Air Date: 2017-01-02
A high level council requires an explanation of the situation after Oteiza’s death. Centeno and Don Ricardo have a plan for Chema.

21. Episode 21
Air Date: 2017-01-03
Don Ricardo’s and Centeno’s play is complete. Chema is arrested for Oteiza’s death and Wendy visits him. Elvira discovers the truth and breaks down.

22. Episode 22
Air Date: 2017-01-04
Rojo and his allies rescue Chema in prison. An earthquake in Mexico distracts the security guards. Don Ricardo orders them to let him escape.

23. Episode 23
Air Date: 2017-01-05
Chema lays a trap for Púas. Chema warns Don Ricardo that Centeno has to be dealt with. Chema works with Juan Lee to enter the Chinese market.

24. Episode 24
Air Date: 2017-01-06
Chema starts thinking about how to expand his business. He orders a tunnel to be built and puts Juan Lee in charge of half a ton of heroin.

25. Episode 25
Air Date: 2017-01-09
Amanda wants a bachelorette party with Chema before marrying Saúl. Chema makes Wendy return to the club and gets involved with Juan Lee's daughter.

26. Episode 26
Air Date: 2017-01-10
On her wedding day Amanda admits that she’s not in love. Elvira and Joaquín go on a date. Chema does a full turn and makes a pact with Don Feyo.

27. Episode 27
Air Date: 2017-01-11
The big day. Amanda has a private conversation with Don Ricardo. Chema and his boss take the opportunity to do business with their competitors.

28. Episode 28
Air Date: 2017-01-12
Chema’s independence plan is almost ready. Chema takes over at the business and Don Ricardo appears weak. Joaquín resurfaces drunk.

29. Episode 29
Air Date: 2017-01-13
Alcohol brings out the worst in Don Ricardo, who succumbs to Regina. He also accuses Chema of stealing control. Blanca is crazy about Centeno.

30. Episode 30
Air Date: 2017-01-15
Chema goes to Tucson for business. Torres, the authorities’ informant, meets José María Venegas and records everything. Regina leaves with Rojo.

31. Episode 31
Air Date: 2017-01-17
Mabel and Gary are a couple but that doesn’t stop her from putting herself at Chema’s disposal. Tobias and Inés suspect Regina. Torres is worried.

32. Episode 32
Air Date: 2017-01-18
Mabel confirms Chema’s suspicion: the DEA knows about the operation. They open new routes and get rid of those in trouble to save the business.

33. Episode 33
Air Date: 2017-01-19
Don Ricardo makes it to the Roberts’ ranch where he asks for information about the DEA and confronts Rojo. Mabel helps Regina. Torres wants immunity.

34. Episode 34
Air Date: 2017-01-20
Mabel calls Torres to give him information. Regina joins the team. Centeno doesn’t want to see Blanca. They kidnap Óscar Cadenas’s sister.

35. Episode 35
Air Date: 2017-01-23
Chema and the Roberts get away with it. Mabel gets involved with José María Venegas. Ricardo looks for Chema's wife in the bar.

36. Episode 36
Air Date: 2017-01-24
Torres returns to the Roberts and Chema without a wire but the DEA keeps observing him. Even though his family is far away, they are still in danger.

37. Episode 37
Air Date: 2017-01-25
Mabel is willing to leave her husband but Chema can’t stop thinking about the business. Cadenas turns himself in on one condition. Ponce gets nosy.

38. Episode 38
Air Date: 2017-01-26
Everything started out as a game but now Mabel confesses her feelings. José María Venegas expands his networks and will soon start working in Miami.

39. Episode 39
Air Date: 2017-01-27
Chema is occupied with their sponsor while Don Ricardo and Gary are about to betray him. This mistake could become a mortal sin.

40. Episode 40
Air Date: 2017-01-30
Óscar Cadenas remains faithful to el Chema, and Gary and Leslie try to remove him from the business. Don Ricardo seduces Inés.

41. Episode 41
Air Date: 2017-01-31
El Chema mounts a revolution in the drug business and decides to confront Don Ricardo. Torres wants to become a member of the DEA.

42. Episode 42
Air Date: 2017-02-01
Elvira and Amanda hug and kiss, Don Ricardo and el Chema lock eyes. Elvira says her goodbyes to Joaquín. Los Paiva come across Regina after a mission.

43. Episode 43
Air Date: 2017-02-02
Elvira demands a death toll. The mother-son relationship is damaged, but he will always protect his mother. Regina is pregnant.

44. Episode 44
Air Date: 2017-02-03
After a great deal of time, el Chema and Amanda make love. She wants to have children with him, although she has to keep this a secret for now.

45. Episode 45
Air Date: 2017-02-06
El Chema visits Elvira and discovers a disturbing truth. El capo prepares to “clean” the zone. Regina finally speaks with Inés after four years.

46. Episode 46
Air Date: 2017-02-07
Mabel has made up her mind and makes a request of el Chema. Gary acts under pressure from the DEA. Elvira cracks and makes a painful decision.

47. Episode 47
Air Date: 2017-02-08
Mabel falls victim to the trap and must reveal where el Chema is hiding in order to win her freedom. Ricardo goes after Inés, but she evades him.

48. Episode 48
Air Date: 2017-02-09
In order to trap el Chema, the DEA searches for a collaborator. Amanda and Inés are happy to finally see Regina and her two children.

49. Episode 49
Air Date: 2017-02-10
Severely compromised, el Chema realizes that now is the time to negotiate, but makes sure to do so with guile.

50. Episode 50
Air Date: 2017-02-13
Now that el Chema is behind bars, Amanda has a new mission: helping him escape from prison. Mabel goes to José María’s cell, but he rejects her.

51. Episode 51
Air Date: 2017-02-14
El Rojo and his man set out to free el Chema. Amanda also completes her objective and distracts the DEA high command. The Colombians trap Torres.

52. Episode 52
Air Date: 2017-02-15
With more equipment, el Chema gets rid of Jones and Torres and leaves Andrews alive in order to keep an ally in the DEA.

53. Episode 53
Air Date: 2017-02-16
El Chema and Andrews make a pact. The DEA agent receives money in exchange for finding Roberts. El Chema is thankful for Amanda. Regina is locked up.

54. Episode 54
Air Date: 2017-02-17
The capture of el Chema is now an affair of state, but Don Ricardo now has him in his sights. The DEA works for José María who now eyes Mexicali.

55. Episode 55
Air Date: 2017-02-20
El Chema’s confrontation of Gary and Mabel doesn’t end well. Don Ricardo asks Nelson to become his partner and infiltrate El Chema’s men.

56. Episode 56
Air Date: 2017-02-21
Mabel decides to go to the south of Italy to leave everything behind. Centeno doesn’t find El Chema but claims a different victim.

57. Episode 57
Air Date: 2017-02-22
Colonel Centeno faces serious consequences when he is caught in bed with Blanca. El Chema grants El Rojo the honor of killing his ex-boss.

58. Episode 58
Air Date: 2017-02-23
El Chema orders a ceasefire against Ricardo, who wants to continue the war. Centeno’s disappearance is under investigation.

59. Episode 59
Air Date: 2017-02-24
Everything has to be ready once war is declared. Ricardo passes information to Fabrizio Ponce, who arrives in Sinaloa to catch El Chema dead or alive.

60. Episode 60
Air Date: 2017-02-27
El Chema shoots at the army and flees. Joaquín confronts Ponce and is shot. El Chema looks to Central America as a new route.

61. Episode 61
Air Date: 2017-02-28
El Chema allows Ponce to live and decides to attack the corrupt leaders. Joaquín and Elvira are given a new chance as a couple. Inés rejects Ricardo.

62. Episode 62
Air Date: 2017-03-01
A round table defines Ricardo Almenar as the common enemy. Imelda confronts El Chema. Fabrizio detains Clark and Marta for an inquiry.

63. Episode 63
Air Date: 2017-03-02
The drug enforcement agent has a witness and proof of movements that Tobías Clark can’t justify.

64. Episode 64
Air Date: 2017-03-03
El Chema negotiates with Nelson and Tostao in order to find out and reduce Ricardo’s routes in Central America.

65. Episode 65
Air Date: 2017-03-06
After breaking up with Saúl, Amanda looks for el Chema. A single question raises suspicions. Nelson may use an event at the racetrack as his alibi.

66. Episode 66
Air Date: 2017-03-07
Nelson Martínez gets around the security tape and enters into Marta’s apartment, who is the key witness in the case against Tobías Clark.

67. Episode 67
Air Date: 2017-03-08
The drug business finally makes it to the “big leagues;” Nelson Martínez swears allegiance to el Chema. Clark feels miserable because he’s a killer.

68. Episode 68
Air Date: 2017-03-09
El Chema expands his reach to flood Central America with drugs, and now counts on the CIA and death threats against Andrews.

69. Episode 69
Air Date: 2017-03-10
After losing a leg, Narváez uses Joaquín to exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Ponce and his men go to Sinaloa, where they are torturing el Chema’s father.

70. Episode 70
Air Date: 2017-03-13
Benito Narváez wants el Chema to fall into the trap while he patiently waits for him. Meanwhile, Nelson flirts with Regina.

71. Episode 71
Air Date: 2017-03-14
El Chema surrounds Benito Narváez and those who protect him. Someone intervenes to stop the counterattack. Ricardo visits Tostao.

72. Episode 72
Air Date: 2017-03-15
Regina makes love to Nelson. Joaquín is laid to rest, and el Chema swears to exact his revenge for his death.

73. Episode 73
Air Date: 2017-03-16
El Chema and his men attack Ricardo while he is meeting with Inés. The DEA and Ponce identify Marta’s assassin.

74. Episode 74
Air Date: 2017-03-17
Blanca threatens the journalist who wrote negatively about Ricardo and her family. Tobías and his son find out that Inés was killed.

75. Episode 75
Air Date: 2017-03-20
Regina doesn’t believe Rojo and Chema sows the seeds of doubt: Who got rid of Inés? Narváez makes a bribe and flees. Salma becomes Chema’s accomplice.

76. Episode 76
Air Date: 2017-03-21
Ponce frees Narváez and gets lynched. El Chema thinks he is the “world’s best trafficker.” Nelson wants to “steal” Regina. El Chema confronts him.

77. Episode 77
Air Date: 2017-03-22
El Chema convinces Philip to negotiate with him. Salma thanks el Chema for the appointment. Narváez collaborates. El Rojo wants to retire.

78. Episode 78
Air Date: 2017-03-23
Ricardo offers Nelson money to kill Regina and plots to finish off El Chema with Blanca. El Rojo is frightened for Regina. Amanda asks for a truce.

79. Episode 79
Air Date: 2017-03-24
Nelson flees with Regina. El Chema consolidates his business with help from the DEA and the CIA. Tobías goes after El Chema. Nelson is acting strange.

80. Episode 80
Air Date: 2017-03-27
Clark reveals that Almenar is responsible for the death of his wife. Salma tells Chema about Ponce’s intentions. El Chema and El Rojo go after Nelson.

81. Episode 81
Air Date: 2017-03-29
Nelson goes against Regina and her children. U.S. planes bomb El Chema’s people. Salma agrees to sleep with Ponce for investigative purposes.

82. Episode 82
Air Date: 2017-03-30
El Rojo considers leaving the business. Ricardo claims responsibility for kidnapping Regina. El Chema and El Rojo order to have Blanca kidnapped.

83. Episode 83
Air Date: 2017-03-31
El Chema and El Rojo receive a special delivery. El Rojo goes crazy. Nelson is captured. El Chema tells Salma that he wants to retire.

84. Episode 84
Air Date: 2017-04-03
Ponce thwarts El Chema’s operation. El Chema and El Rojo go after Ricardo. Blanca makes a deal with El Chema. Ponce traps Ricardo.

85. Episode 85
Air Date: 2016-12-06
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Rating
7.7/10
Release Date
2016-12-06
Episodes
85 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast

Mauricio Ochmann
José María 'Chema' Venegas85

Julio Bracho
Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva

Itatí Cantoral
Blanca

Fernando Noriega
Eutimio 'Rojo' Flores

Arcelia Ramírez
Elvira Mendivil

Sergio Basañez
Tobías Clark

Alejandro Speitzer
Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva (joven)

Scarlet Gruber
Blanca Joven

Jorge Luis Moreno
Víctor Casillas Jr.

Iván Tamayo
Jorge Elías Salazar

Isela Vega
Celia

Rafael Amaya
Aurelio Casillas