Drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has only acknowledged ten children by three different wives. The versions about the number of children of the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel vary. Some point out that there are 13, others that they are 18 and the most exaggerated consider that he has been up to 23. However, the Guzmán family clan has strayed a bit thanks to César, one of the sons of the most influential drug trafficker in recent years. times, who has refused to take a step into the world of drugs.

Children with María Alejandrina Salazar Hernández

Guzmán married María Alejandrina Salazar Hernández in 1997, with whom he had four children: Jesús Alfredo and Iván Archivaldo, known as “ Los Chapitos”, as well as Alejandrina Giselle and César. The eldest, known as "Alfredillo", is one of the most wanted by the DEA (the Administration for Drug Control, for its acronym in English) and used to show off the luxuries in which he lived while his father was prosecuted for the US government.

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The eldest of the Guzmán Salazar was also indicted by the United States, in this case for being a "logistics coordinator" on behalf of his father between 2005 and 2014 to distribute cocaine, heroin and marijuana from Mexico to its northern neighbor.

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His brother Iván, for his part, faces a criminal charge filed in California in 2015. He was arrested 14 years ago for a traffic accident, but the Mexican authorities had to release him in 2008 for lack of evidence after having convicted him of money laundering of money. For the US Attorney's Office, "Los Chapitos" remain in charge of the empire left by his father.

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His sister, Alejandra Giselle, was also arrested at the time for drug trafficking, but she was released from prison and is now the owner of the “Chapo Guzmán” brand, which is in charge of selling all kinds of items that have to do with your parent.

The children of Griselda López Pérez

In this marriage, Guzmán also fathered four children: Joaquín, Edgar, Ovidio and Griselda Guadalupe.

Last February it was revealed that both Joaquín and Ovidio (34 and 28 years old respectively) were indicted by the United States government for conspiracy to traffic cocaine between 2008 and 2018. However, the best-known son is Édgar , who was executed in May 2008 in Culiacán, Sinaloa. While Guzmán was in a shopping mall, a group of gunmen shot him at point blank range. The local chronicles speak of 500 shots being fired in the fray.

Emma Coronel's daughters

Guzmán had with his last official partner, Emma Coronel, two twin girls who were born in Los Angeles in 2011: María Joaquina and Emaly.

The “false” children

On June 21, 2012, the Mexican Navy detained a young man whom they presented as the son of the most wanted drug trafficker in the country. He was introduced as Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, one of the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, with whom they found a great resemblance.

Hours later, a woman named Verónica González appeared as a lawyer before the media to clarify that the detainee's name was not Jesús Alfredo Guzmán but Félix Beltrán León, in addition to the fact that he was not related to the drug trafficker and was dedicated to for the sale of used cars in Jalisco.

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) confirmed that the man detained by the Mexican Navy was not the son of the drug trafficker, despite the fact that the Mexican authorities indicated that his arrest was the result of months of intelligence work.

The other case is that of Rosa Isela Guzmán Ortiz. Media outlets in the United States identified her as the eldest daughter of the Mexican boss, she even spoke on behalf of the family: "(I tell him) that I love him very much, that we are very worried about him. We are 16 brothers,” she was quoted by People en Español magazine. (I)