El Capo: Story, Cast and Series Facts
El Capo (2009): Action, Adventure, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Pedro Pablo León Jaramillo is "El Capo", a drug trafficker who remained anonymous for 25 years, but five years ago the journalist Eliecer Manchola discovered him and made him known to the world as the greatest drug trafficker of all time, the one who exported the most drugs and the one that accumulated the greatest wealth.
El Capo made his fortune next to his partner Aristóbulo Vanegas, with whom he managed to remain hidden thanks to Almeida, his front capo, the man who put his face in his illicit businesses. Upon being exposed, El Capo decides to take revenge on his informer so he orders him to be killed three times and goes into hiding with his longtime partner. During this traumatic step through life, El Capo decides to build a Bunker to protect himself from the persecution of the authorities and also to deposit there, the largest cash fortune in the world: 20 billion dollars.
Series details
- Title: El Capo
- Format: Scripted
- Language: Spanish
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
- Premiere date: 2009-08-25
- Final broadcast date listed: 2014-05-27
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: Fox Telecolombia
- Network country: Colombia
- Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 21699
- IMDb ID: tt1527368
- TVDB ID: 261180
Cast and credited roles
- Marlon Moreno — Pedro Pablo León Jarmillo
- Jason Chad — Mark
- Keller Wortham — Richard Smith
- Thaddeus Phillips — Frank Ricota
- Cristina Umaña Rojas — Bruna
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2009-08-25; final listed air date 2014-01-17; episode order: 90.
- Season 2: premiered 2012-09-17; final listed air date 2012-12-01; episode order: 76.
- Season 3: premiered 2014-03-25; final listed air date 2014-05-27; episode order: 60.
Source and licence
Adapted from El Capo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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