Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán will sue Netflix and Univision. According to Infobae, José Refugio Rodríguez, one of the legal representatives in Mexico of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel arrested in New York, confirmed that his client will sue the streaming service and the network for using his name, story and image in the television series "El Chapo."
Rodríguez told the publication that the series is making use of the name of his client without his authorization. "There was no contact for the issue of the royalties. There is going to be some legal action, I'm waiting for instructions from Joaquín to start something, but it's going to be done." the lawyer said.
"The press says that there are conflicts with two other writers because they plagiarized data from some publications, but the use of Joaquin's image and how it affects his human dignity have consequences," he added.
The name, images and history of "El Chapo" Guzman have also appeared in a series of documentaries. "When it comes to news chains or historical cut programming, there is no problem so far, but in the Netflix case, is making a profit," said the lawyer
The American crime television series premiered on April 23, 2017 at Univision before being subsequently added to Netflix worldwide. The series recounts the beginnings Guzmán in 1985, when he was a low-level member of the Guadalajara cartel until his rise to power and his downfall.
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