El Chema (2016)

Season 1

Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.

Released Dec. 6, 2016 Episode 43 min 17+

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Keywords: imdb.sex-scene, imdb.police-corruption, imdb.military-corruption, imdb.mexican-politician, imdb.mexican-president, imdb.city-mayor, imdb.profanity + 3 more, imdb.gambling, imdb.drug-trafficker, imdb.drug-trafficking

Watch Providers: NBC, NBC, The Roku Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus

Network: Telemundo

Country: United States
Languages: Spanish

IMDb

6.9

/395/

Trakt

/29/

TMDb

/742/

Tomatoes

Luis Zelkowicz
Director

Mauricio Ochmann
José María 'Chema' Venegas85

Julio Bracho
Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva

Itatí Cantoral
Blanca

Fernando Noriega
Eutimio 'Rojo' Flores

Arcelia Ramírez
Elvira Mendivil

Sergio Basañez
Tobías Clark

Alejandro Speitzer
Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva (joven)

Scarlet Gruber
Blanca Joven

5.8

S1E1 - Episode 1

The president sends Chema a message in jail. The boss orders his men to kidnap the prison director’s family to delay his transfer to the USA.

Dec. 6, 2016, midnight

S1E2 - Episode 2

José María “Chema” Venegas stands up to the authorities and starts a riot in the jail. After, he flees through the tunnel built just for him.

Dec. 7, 2016, midnight

10.0

S1E3 - Episode 3

Auristela calls Chema for an interview in Venezuela but the FBI follow the journalist’s tracks and capture the narco. Rutila falls for Chema.

Dec. 8, 2016, midnight

S1E4 - Episode 4

Auristela and Chema both score. She gets her interview and he seduces her. The narco finds protection, more business and secret routes in Venezuela.

Dec. 9, 2016, midnight

S1E5 - Episode 5

Just as he promised, El Chema tells Auristela his life story, growing up with his parents Joaquín and Elvira — under the watchful eye of enemies.

Dec. 12, 2016, midnight

S1E6 - Episode 6

José María is promoted in the organization and gets a present. Oteiza is his first challenge. Elvira and Don Ricardo face off for Chema’s toy.

Dec. 13, 2016, midnight

S1E7 - Episode 7

Chema takes the next step and uses his toy in his first murder. Amanda goes on a date with Chema in the stables. Joaquín gets beat up.

Dec. 14, 2016, midnight

S1E8 - Episode 8

Oteiza’s death shakes the narco’s foundations and the basis of corruption. Ricardo doesn’t trust Chema’s accomplice. Chema confronts Ricardo.

Dec. 15, 2016, midnight

S1E9 - Episode 9

Amanda and Chema spend the night together but he asks her to keep it a secret. He thinks he’s having a fling with his boss’s sister but it’s not true.

Dec. 16, 2016, midnight

S1E10 - Episode 10

Blanca finds out that Chema slept with Amanda. Ricardo puts pressure on Tobias to show his support for the organization.

Dec. 20, 2016, midnight

S1E11 - Episode 11

Chema receives five times what he earns and dreams of becoming leader. Ricardo knows that he wants to go out on his own. Amanda isn’t his priority.

Dec. 20, 2016, midnight

S1E12 - Episode 12

Once she finds out Ricardo is her father, Amanda demands her inheritance. Elvira tells the boss that Chema has found out Amanda is his daughter.

Dec. 21, 2016, midnight

S1E13 - Episode 13

Regina is Ricardo’s lover but he knows that Rojo is crazy about her. They go to the boss’s office and make love. Chema swears loyalty to his boss.

Dec. 22, 2016, midnight

S1E14 - Episode 14

Chema defines his strategy for trafficking arms and undocumented immigrants. He leaves the merch with the boss. Ricardo and Amanda make amends.

Dec. 23, 2016, midnight

S1E15 - Episode 15

Amanda takes revenge on Chema and tells him that she and Saúl are dating. Regina and Amanda get in on the plan. José María congratulates Saúl.

Dec. 26, 2016, midnight

S1E16 - Episode 16

Saúl confronts Chema and demands that he stay away from Amanda. A determined Saúl gets Ricardo’s permission and asks for her hand.

Dec. 27, 2016, midnight

S1E17 - Episode 17

Chema takes Wendy away from prostitution. In Miami he meets Imelda Rosado and must give her a trophy. Amanda says yes but asks Saúl for time.

Dec. 28, 2016, midnight

S1E18 - Episode 18

Chema defeats the Cuban narcos in Miami. Imelda offers him twice what he earns with Ricardo but he stays loyal to his boss. Ricardo is mad at Rojo.

Dec. 29, 2016, midnight

S1E19 - Episode 19

Amanda becomes Blanca’s accomplice and finds out about her relationship with Centeno. She also meets Wendy, her rival.

Dec. 30, 2016, midnight

S1E20 - Episode 20

A high level council requires an explanation of the situation after Oteiza’s death. Centeno and Don Ricardo have a plan for Chema.

Jan. 2, 2017, midnight

S1E21 - Episode 21

Don Ricardo’s and Centeno’s play is complete. Chema is arrested for Oteiza’s death and Wendy visits him. Elvira discovers the truth and breaks down.

Jan. 3, 2017, midnight

S1E22 - Episode 22

Rojo and his allies rescue Chema in prison. An earthquake in Mexico distracts the security guards. Don Ricardo orders them to let him escape.

Jan. 4, 2017, midnight

S1E23 - Episode 23

Chema lays a trap for Púas. Chema warns Don Ricardo that Centeno has to be dealt with. Chema works with Juan Lee to enter the Chinese market.

Jan. 5, 2017, midnight

S1E24 - Episode 24

Chema starts thinking about how to expand his business. He orders a tunnel to be built and puts Juan Lee in charge of half a ton of heroin.

Jan. 6, 2017, midnight

S1E25 - Episode 25

Amanda wants a bachelorette party with Chema before marrying Saúl. Chema makes Wendy return to the club and gets involved with Juan Lee's daughter.

Jan. 9, 2017, midnight

S1E26 - Episode 26

On her wedding day Amanda admits that she’s not in love. Elvira and Joaquín go on a date. Chema does a full turn and makes a pact with Don Feyo.

Jan. 10, 2017, midnight

S1E27 - Episode 27

The big day. Amanda has a private conversation with Don Ricardo. Chema and his boss take the opportunity to do business with their competitors.

Jan. 11, 2017, midnight

S1E28 - Episode 28

Chema’s independence plan is almost ready. Chema takes over at the business and Don Ricardo appears weak. Joaquín resurfaces drunk.

Jan. 12, 2017, midnight

S1E29 - Episode 29

Alcohol brings out the worst in Don Ricardo, who succumbs to Regina. He also accuses Chema of stealing control. Blanca is crazy about Centeno.

Jan. 13, 2017, midnight

S1E30 - Episode 30

Chema goes to Tucson for business. Torres, the authorities’ informant, meets José María Venegas and records everything. Regina leaves with Rojo.

Jan. 15, 2017, midnight

S1E31 - Episode 31

Mabel and Gary are a couple but that doesn’t stop her from putting herself at Chema’s disposal. Tobias and Inés suspect Regina. Torres is worried.

Jan. 17, 2017, midnight

S1E32 - Episode 32

Mabel confirms Chema’s suspicion: the DEA knows about the operation. They open new routes and get rid of those in trouble to save the business.

Jan. 18, 2017, midnight

S1E33 - Episode 33

Don Ricardo makes it to the Roberts’ ranch where he asks for information about the DEA and confronts Rojo. Mabel helps Regina. Torres wants immunity.

Jan. 19, 2017, midnight

10.0

S1E34 - Episode 34

Mabel calls Torres to give him information. Regina joins the team. Centeno doesn’t want to see Blanca. They kidnap Óscar Cadenas’s sister.

Jan. 20, 2017, midnight

10.0

S1E35 - Episode 35

Chema and the Roberts get away with it. Mabel gets involved with José María Venegas. Ricardo looks for Chema's wife in the bar.

Jan. 23, 2017, midnight

S1E36 - Episode 36

Torres returns to the Roberts and Chema without a wire but the DEA keeps observing him. Even though his family is far away, they are still in danger.

Jan. 24, 2017, midnight

S1E37 - Episode 37

Mabel is willing to leave her husband but Chema can’t stop thinking about the business. Cadenas turns himself in on one condition. Ponce gets nosy.

Jan. 25, 2017, midnight

S1E38 - Episode 38

Everything started out as a game but now Mabel confesses her feelings. José María Venegas expands his networks and will soon start working in Miami.

Jan. 26, 2017, midnight

S1E39 - Episode 39

Chema is occupied with their sponsor while Don Ricardo and Gary are about to betray him. This mistake could become a mortal sin.

Jan. 27, 2017, midnight

S1E40 - Episode 40

Óscar Cadenas remains faithful to el Chema, and Gary and Leslie try to remove him from the business. Don Ricardo seduces Inés.

Jan. 30, 2017, midnight

S1E41 - Episode 41

El Chema mounts a revolution in the drug business and decides to confront Don Ricardo. Torres wants to become a member of the DEA.

Jan. 31, 2017, midnight

S1E42 - Episode 42

Elvira and Amanda hug and kiss, Don Ricardo and el Chema lock eyes. Elvira says her goodbyes to Joaquín. Los Paiva come across Regina after a mission.

Feb. 1, 2017, midnight

S1E43 - Episode 43

Elvira demands a death toll. The mother-son relationship is damaged, but he will always protect his mother. Regina is pregnant.

Feb. 2, 2017, midnight

S1E44 - Episode 44

After a great deal of time, el Chema and Amanda make love. She wants to have children with him, although she has to keep this a secret for now.

Feb. 3, 2017, midnight

S1E45 - Episode 45

El Chema visits Elvira and discovers a disturbing truth. El capo prepares to “clean” the zone. Regina finally speaks with Inés after four years.

Feb. 6, 2017, midnight

S1E46 - Episode 46

Mabel has made up her mind and makes a request of el Chema. Gary acts under pressure from the DEA. Elvira cracks and makes a painful decision.

Feb. 7, 2017, midnight

S1E47 - Episode 47

Mabel falls victim to the trap and must reveal where el Chema is hiding in order to win her freedom. Ricardo goes after Inés, but she evades him.

Feb. 8, 2017, midnight

S1E48 - Episode 48

In order to trap el Chema, the DEA searches for a collaborator. Amanda and Inés are happy to finally see Regina and her two children.

Feb. 9, 2017, midnight

S1E49 - Episode 49

Severely compromised, el Chema realizes that now is the time to negotiate, but makes sure to do so with guile.

Feb. 10, 2017, midnight

S1E50 - Episode 50

Now that el Chema is behind bars, Amanda has a new mission: helping him escape from prison. Mabel goes to José María’s cell, but he rejects her.

Feb. 13, 2017, midnight

S1E51 - Episode 51

El Rojo and his man set out to free el Chema. Amanda also completes her objective and distracts the DEA high command. The Colombians trap Torres.

Feb. 14, 2017, midnight

S1E52 - Episode 52

With more equipment, el Chema gets rid of Jones and Torres and leaves Andrews alive in order to keep an ally in the DEA.

Feb. 15, 2017, midnight

S1E53 - Episode 53

El Chema and Andrews make a pact. The DEA agent receives money in exchange for finding Roberts. El Chema is thankful for Amanda. Regina is locked up.

Feb. 16, 2017, midnight

S1E54 - Episode 54

The capture of el Chema is now an affair of state, but Don Ricardo now has him in his sights. The DEA works for José María who now eyes Mexicali.

Feb. 17, 2017, midnight

S1E55 - Episode 55

El Chema’s confrontation of Gary and Mabel doesn’t end well. Don Ricardo asks Nelson to become his partner and infiltrate El Chema’s men.

Feb. 20, 2017, midnight

S1E56 - Episode 56

Mabel decides to go to the south of Italy to leave everything behind. Centeno doesn’t find El Chema but claims a different victim.

Feb. 21, 2017, midnight

S1E57 - Episode 57

Colonel Centeno faces serious consequences when he is caught in bed with Blanca. El Chema grants El Rojo the honor of killing his ex-boss.

Feb. 22, 2017, midnight

S1E58 - Episode 58

El Chema orders a ceasefire against Ricardo, who wants to continue the war. Centeno’s disappearance is under investigation.

Feb. 23, 2017, midnight

S1E59 - Episode 59

Everything has to be ready once war is declared. Ricardo passes information to Fabrizio Ponce, who arrives in Sinaloa to catch El Chema dead or alive.

Feb. 24, 2017, midnight

S1E60 - Episode 60

El Chema shoots at the army and flees. Joaquín confronts Ponce and is shot. El Chema looks to Central America as a new route.

Feb. 27, 2017, midnight

S1E61 - Episode 61

El Chema allows Ponce to live and decides to attack the corrupt leaders. Joaquín and Elvira are given a new chance as a couple. Inés rejects Ricardo.

Feb. 28, 2017, midnight

S1E62 - Episode 62

A round table defines Ricardo Almenar as the common enemy. Imelda confronts El Chema. Fabrizio detains Clark and Marta for an inquiry.

March 1, 2017, midnight

S1E63 - Episode 63

The drug enforcement agent has a witness and proof of movements that Tobías Clark can’t justify.

March 2, 2017, midnight

S1E64 - Episode 64

El Chema negotiates with Nelson and Tostao in order to find out and reduce Ricardo’s routes in Central America.

March 3, 2017, midnight

S1E65 - Episode 65

After breaking up with Saúl, Amanda looks for el Chema. A single question raises suspicions. Nelson may use an event at the racetrack as his alibi.

March 6, 2017, midnight

S1E66 - Episode 66

Nelson Martínez gets around the security tape and enters into Marta’s apartment, who is the key witness in the case against Tobías Clark.

March 7, 2017, midnight

S1E67 - Episode 67

The drug business finally makes it to the “big leagues;” Nelson Martínez swears allegiance to el Chema. Clark feels miserable because he’s a killer.

March 8, 2017, midnight

S1E68 - Episode 68

El Chema expands his reach to flood Central America with drugs, and now counts on the CIA and death threats against Andrews.

March 9, 2017, midnight

S1E69 - Episode 69

After losing a leg, Narváez uses Joaquín to exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Ponce and his men go to Sinaloa, where they are torturing el Chema’s father.

March 10, 2017, midnight

6.5

S1E70 - Episode 70

Benito Narváez wants el Chema to fall into the trap while he patiently waits for him. Meanwhile, Nelson flirts with Regina.

March 13, 2017, midnight

S1E71 - Episode 71

El Chema surrounds Benito Narváez and those who protect him. Someone intervenes to stop the counterattack. Ricardo visits Tostao.

March 14, 2017, midnight

S1E72 - Episode 72

Regina makes love to Nelson. Joaquín is laid to rest, and el Chema swears to exact his revenge for his death.

March 15, 2017, midnight

S1E73 - Episode 73

El Chema and his men attack Ricardo while he is meeting with Inés. The DEA and Ponce identify Marta’s assassin.

March 16, 2017, midnight

S1E74 - Episode 74

Blanca threatens the journalist who wrote negatively about Ricardo and her family. Tobías and his son find out that Inés was killed.

March 17, 2017, midnight

S1E75 - Episode 75

Regina doesn’t believe Rojo and Chema sows the seeds of doubt: Who got rid of Inés? Narváez makes a bribe and flees. Salma becomes Chema’s accomplice.

March 20, 2017, midnight

S1E76 - Episode 76

Ponce frees Narváez and gets lynched. El Chema thinks he is the “world’s best trafficker.” Nelson wants to “steal” Regina. El Chema confronts him.

March 21, 2017, midnight

S1E77 - Episode 77

El Chema convinces Philip to negotiate with him. Salma thanks el Chema for the appointment. Narváez collaborates. El Rojo wants to retire.

March 22, 2017, midnight

S1E78 - Episode 78

Ricardo offers Nelson money to kill Regina and plots to finish off El Chema with Blanca. El Rojo is frightened for Regina. Amanda asks for a truce.

March 23, 2017, midnight

S1E79 - Episode 79

Nelson flees with Regina. El Chema consolidates his business with help from the DEA and the CIA. Tobías goes after El Chema. Nelson is acting strange.

March 24, 2017, midnight

S1E80 - Episode 80

Clark reveals that Almenar is responsible for the death of his wife. Salma tells Chema about Ponce’s intentions. El Chema and El Rojo go after Nelson.

March 27, 2017, midnight