NetflixEl Chapo (2017)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series primarily documents the complex reality of drug trafficking and corruption, exposing systemic failures and individual criminality without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, thus maintaining a neutral stance.
The series features a cast that accurately reflects its Mexican setting and characters, without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on the criminal activities of its subjects and does not center on critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
El Chapo features LGBTQ+ characters, specifically El Cholo and La Barbie, who are depicted as gay cartel members. Their same-sex relationships are shown as part of their personal lives. The portrayal is largely incidental, neither uplifting nor denigrating their queer identity, but rather presenting it as a characteristic within the show's criminal context.
The series consistently portrays Christianity, particularly Catholicism, through the lens of its adherents within the drug cartel, who exhibit profound hypocrisy. Characters like El Chapo display outward piety and devotion to saints while orchestrating extreme violence and illegal activities. The narrative uses this juxtaposition to highlight their moral corruption, without offering any significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith within the show's context.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series 'El Chapo' is a biographical drama based on the real-life drug lord Joaquín Guzmán. All major and supporting characters based on historical figures maintain their documented real-world gender in the show's portrayal.
The show is a biographical drama about a real Mexican drug lord and features characters predominantly of Mexican or Latino descent. The casting accurately reflects the historical and geographical context, with no instances of characters being portrayed by actors of a different race than their established historical or canonical background.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.8
7.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
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