El Chema

7.7 (756 votes)• 2016• 45m•Ended

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

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Languages: Spanish

Starring Cast: Mauricio Ochmann, Julio Bracho, Itatí Cantoral, Fernando Noriega, Arcelia Ramírez, Sergio Basañez

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

Rafael Ernesto Hernández

Canario

Luisa Huertas

Nelly

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