Many are the rumours surrounding the life of Mexico’s most infamous drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Reportedly one of the richest men in the world, the 61-year-old Guzman has escaped from two maximum security jails.
The first time, he was on the run for 13 years. During this time, he married a young Mexican woman, Emma Coronel, on her 18th birthday. Guzman was recaptured in February 2014 while he was spending time with Ms Coronel at a Mexican beach resort.
In July 2015, he escaped again but this time only managed to stay free for six months before being recaptured. On Sunday, US Spanish-language TV channel Telemundo broadcast an interview with Ms Coronel in which she spoke about her life with Guzman. Here are five things we have learned from that interview.
1. El Chapo’s plan to have his life turned into a film is not new.
A day after Guzman was captured, an article by Sean Penn pappeared in Rolling Stone magazine recounting how the actor met the drug lord while the latter was in hiding.
The two were put in touch by Mexican actress Kate del Castillo.
Messages between the two published by the Mexican authorities reveal that Guzman wanted his life to be documented in a film.
But Ms Coronel said that idea was not prompted by the meeting with the actors, but rather went back years.
“Ever since I’ve known him, he’s been talking about this.
“More than anything he wants to tell his side of the story, how things really are and not how they have been portrayed.”