Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leader of the criminal organization "The Sinaloa Cartel", who was arrested last Feb. 22 in Sinaloa, is without a doubt one of Mexico's most infamous figures in recent times.
Considered for many years to be the world's most wanted drug dealer, Guzmán's figure has infected popular culture and Mexico's image to the world. After being a fugitive for 13 years, the mysteries surrounding "El Chapo's" life still fascinate thousands of people around the world.
This is why the new documentary by directors Guillermo Galdós and Angus McQueen, "The Legend of Shorty", has caught attention in recent weeks owing, in part, to one of the lesser known aspects of the drug trafficker's life, his private life.
According to a recent report by Forbes, the documentary which premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival last weekend in Austin, Texas, presents conversations with family, friends and employees of who once was the leader of the largest criminal group in Mexico: the Sinaloa cartel.
The documentary also shows some of the aspects that resulted in the bloody war between the Sinaloa cartel and other rival organizations, one of the conflicts that have caused more deaths in Mexico's history, with an estimated figure of 80,000 deaths.
As has happened since Guzmán became one of the world's most wanted criminals, the aura of legend that pictures him as a person whose influence reaches Mexican politics is also shown in the film, according to The Guardian.
McQueen and Galdós have managed to compile testimonies from renowned journalists such as Anabel Hernández, a reporter who was threatened by the Sinaloa cartel and other criminal groups who says that the drug trafficker was implicitly supported by the Mexican government.
According to People en Español, the directors said that they found Guzmán much earlier than authorities did, and that they are surprised at his arrest.
"Neither the US nor Mexican governments want El Chapo to talk. I'm surprised they captured him alive," said Galdós, quoted by People.