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A person isn’t born evil but it’s the circumstances that one grows up in that creates one’s identity. People tend to do everything in their will to get out of hardship and find a better life for themselves. Although the process of achieving that comfort is controversial; some people take the hard and long way whereas others prefer to take the quick and short way of success. Especially in a world where we want everything quick and fast, the later way is preferred by most. Such is the case of Joaquin Guzman, commonly known as El Chapo, who has lately received a lot of media coverage for his role of being a drug lord of Mexico. He is viewed as a bad person because of his activities around the world. However, no one really focuses …show more content…
His birth date is believed to be 4th April 1957 according to Time magazine although other sources lists 25th December 1954 as his birthday. His parental grandparents were Juan Guzman and Otilia Bustillos and his maternal grandparents were ovidio Loera Cobret and Pomposa Perez Uriarte. He was born in a poor family. His parents were Emilio Guzman Bustillos and Maria Consuelo Loera Perez. His father was a violent and abusive man who used to beat him every day. His father was involved in a drug trade. El chapo used to run to his grandmother’s house to escape beating from his father. He dropped out of this school in third grade and he started selling oranges with his …show more content…
The nearest school to El Chapo’s home was 60 miles away so he was taught by traveling teachers during his childhood. The teachers used to come and stay for a few months and then used to move to other areas. There were hardly any opportunities of employment in his hometown. His father used to spend all the money on liquor and women and used to return home with no money. His father kicked him out of his house when he was 15 and he was forced to make his own way. El Chapo later started living with his grandfather. After few years El Chapo left his hometown in his 20s in search of greater opportunities with his uncle Pedro Aviles Perez, one of the drug trader of Mexican drug

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