El Chema is an American crime television series premiered on Telemundo on December 6, 2016, and concluded on April 3, 2017.

[3][4][5] The first season tells the story of how Chema Venegas (Mauricio Ochmann) got his start in organized crime and rose through the ranks to become the head of the cartel he runs in "El Señor de los Cielos."

El Chema began breaking the law at a young age, transporting marijuana across the US-Mexican border when he was just a boy.

Little by little, he worked his way up to become a successful and skillful leader, earning his place through bloodshed and brutality, in the history of drug trafficking.

[9] Telemundo confirmed on May 15, 2016 that the series would see a spinoff based upon actor Mauricio Ochmann's character 'El Chema'.