Facing El Chapo (2026)

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Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.

• Released: 2026-08-21
• Genres: Crime, Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.8/10 from 876 votes

Directed by Chava Cartas.

Top cast

• Alfonso Herrera as Carmona
• Noé Hernández as Rosales
• Hector Kotsifakis as El Chapo Guzmán
• Paola Fernández as Isaura
• Gerardo Trejoluna as Valladares
• Fernando Cuautle as Lagarto
• Alejandra Vazquez De Leon as Joana
• Santiago Colores as Sapo
• Berenice Mastretta as Chabela
• Regina Arroyo as Liz

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Where to watch Facing El Chapo

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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