Joaquín Guzmán
Born
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera

(1954-12-25) 25 December 1954 (age 64)
or
(1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 61)
La Tuna, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Other names
  • El Chapo (The Shorty)
  • The Last Godfather
  • El Rápido
OccupationLeader of Sinaloa Cartel
Farmer (claimed)
Net worthU.S. $4 billion (2016 estimate)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
PredecessorMiguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
SuccessorIsmael Zambada García
Criminal statusOn trial at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Spouse(s)
At least 4
  • Alejandrina María Salazar Hernández (1977)
  • Estela Peña (date unknown)
  • Griselda López Pérez (mid-1980s)
  • Emma Coronel Aispuro (2007)
Relatives
At least 10
  • Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar
  • Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar
  • César Guzmán Salazar
  • Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar
  • Édgar Guzmán López (†)
  • Joaquín Guzmán López
  • Victor Arael Hernandez Lopez
  • Griselda Guadalupe Guzmán López
  • María Joaquina Guzmán Coronel
  • Emali Guadalupe Guzmán
Criminal chargeMurder, money laundering, drug trafficking, racketeering, organized crime
Reward amount
Mexico: US$3.8 million
United States: US$5 million
Capture status
1st capture: 9 June 1993
2nd capture: 22 February 2014
3rd capture: 8 January 2016
Wanted by
Attorney General of Mexico and the US Drug Enforcement Administration
Wanted since2001 (Prior to 2014 incarceration)
Escaped1st escape: 19 January 2001
2nd escape: 11 July 2015