Table of Contents
- Apology from El Chapo's Wife
- Details from the Documentary
- Coronel's Childhood
- Marriage to El Chapo
- Impact on Family
- Legal Issues
- Life After Release
- Current Situation of El Chapo
- Glorification of the Lifestyle
EL CHAPO’S wife has expressed her remorse to the victims of her husband’s violent criminal activities a decade after the Sinaloa Cartel leader was captured.
Emma Coronel, who wed the drug lord at the age of 18, extended her condolences to the families of those who fell victim to narco-violence, stating she is sorry for their pain.
Emma Coronel married El Chapo when she was 18Credit: Instagram
Coronel, wife of drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, has apologized to his victimsCredit: Newsflash
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in 2014 after years on the runCredit: AP
Coronel appeared to show remorse for the bloodshed, despite having lived in luxury from the proceeds of her husband’s crimes for decades.
Breaking her silence in the new Oxygen documentary “Married to El Chapo: Emma Coronel Speaks,” Coronel, now 36, shared insights about her relationship with the cartel leader and reflected on the effects of organized crime.
She also discussed her own prison sentences in both Mexico and the United States.
In a poignant moment, she stated: “I stand in solidarity with those who have lost a loved one, who have suffered.”
Viewers follow Coronel from her teenage years through her marriage to the notorious cartel leader, culminating in her release in September 2023.
Born in California and raised on a ranch in Durango, Mexico, Coronel described her childhood as challenging, lacking access to clean drinking water, electricity, or television, with her family generating income by selling cannabis.
Coronel remarked: “I grew up believing that the government was the enemy. You either starve or do what you must to survive.”
She met Guzman at a local party when she was 17, where she learned he was interested in dancing with her.
She recalled: “I heard an important person was at the party and that he wanted to dance with me. A man approached and introduced himself: ‘My name is Joaquin’.”
After winning a beauty pageant, the couple married shortly after her 18th birthday in a ceremony at her family’s ranch.
Coronel claimed she never witnessed the violence that accompanied drug trafficking nor participated in Guzman’s criminal activities, despite his leadership of one of the most ruthless cartels in history.
According to her, Guzman kept his criminal life distinct from family matters.
She stated: “Thank God, to this day, I’ve never been in a situation where I’ve seen someone lose their life. I’ve never experienced anything like that.”
“He didn’t discuss his work with me. I didn’t inquire, and I didn’t see him at work.”
In the documentary, she also shared that doubts about her marriage arose after she became a mother in 2011.
Coronel first caught El Chapo’s eye as a contestant in a beauty pageant
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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