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Netflix Reveals Trailer for 'The Fall of El Mayo,' the Documentary About the Betrayal That Ended a Drug Lord's 50-Year Run

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For half a century, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada accomplished something almost unheard of for one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers: He helped run a multibillion-dollar criminal empire without spending a single day behind bars. That changed on July 25, 2024, when he boarded a private plane in Mexico and landed in New Mexico, where U.S. authorities were waiting. What happened before that flight, who arranged it, and whether Zambada was betr…

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The circumstances that led to the arrest of "El Mayo" Zambada in the United States are recounted in a documentary series that will premiere on October 29th

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The capture and transfer of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada to the United States marked a key point in the investigations into alleged links between Mexican politicians and drug trafficking. The information is part of a documentary series that addresses the fall of the drug trafficker, who became one of the most wanted in history. After his arrest, U.S. intelligence agencies have gathered information about alleged Mexican narcopolitics. According to th…

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The documentary The Fall of El Mayo revealed its first trailer and confirmed its release date on Netflix

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Netflix presented a preview of the documentary miniseries about the fall of Ismael Zambada, 'El Mayo'.

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Netflix will premiere on October 29 a documentary series that reconstructs the capture of 'El Mayo' Zambada and doubts about his detention in the US

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El Pais broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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