Note from the Publisher: This piece belongs to the Merion West Legacy series, referring to articles and poems published between 2016 up to Spring 2025.

The Center Jul 22, 2019 5 minutes

What Popular Culture Gets Wrong about “El Chapo”

By Gabriel Andrade

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock (9763072a) En esta fotografía de archivo del 19 de enero de 2017 proporcionada por las autoridades policiales estadounidenses, dos funcionarios escoltan al narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, al centro, de un avión en Ronkonkoma, Nueva York NY-chapo, Ronkonkoma, USA – 20 Jan 2017

“Almost one hundred years after his death, Villa’s image enjoys the allure of a romantic Robin Hood in Latin American imagination.”

Timeless reading in a fleeting world.

Journalism Commentary Poetry

Merion West is an independent publisher, celebrating the written word since 2016.

$3/month Free If unable to pay, click here.