Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U.S. government with the hopes of starting a new, safer life for their family. But after years of cooperating to get the world's most powerful drug kingpin behind bars, and finally gaining their freedom with a chance to start again, everything for the Flores family began to unravel. In Season 2 of Surviving El Chapo, hosts Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Charlie Webster hear Jay and Pete reveal for the first time what really happened during their turbulent 14-year prison journey and what it was like to come face-to-face in court with El Chapo. Plus, find out the shocking backstory to the prison sentence that the Flores wives are currently facing. Hosted and executive produced by award-winning artist and producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and critically acclaimed broadcast journalist and producer Charlie Webster. Brought to you by Lionsgate Sound as a world exclusive with iHeartPodcasts.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 hours 41 minutes
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Announcing: Surviving El Chapo Season 2
After billions of dollars and thousands of decisions made over decades as powerful drug traffickers, Jay and Pete Flores are now free and living a new life. But their incredible story is not over. Every time the twin brothers seem to turn a corner, the consequences of their decision to cooperate with law enforcement come back to haunt them.
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Season 1 Recap
Before you get started on Season 2, catch up on the story so far.
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Bonus Episode - Flores Wives Sentenced to Prison (EXCLUSIVE)
On September 25, 2023, Jay’s wife Val was sentenced to prison for her role in a money laundering conspiracy. Two months earlier, Pete’s wife Viv was sentenced for the same crime. In an exclusive interview, Charlie jumps on the phone with Val to find out how she’s feeling about the fact she will have to spend three and a half years in prison.
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episode 1: Episode 1 - All or Nothing
The Flores twins arrive in the US after turning themselves in to authorities and end up in the Special Housing Unit - the SHU. They are faced with a choice: continue cooperating against all of their customers in America or spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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episode 2: Episode 2 - The Three Bs
Pete and Jay continue cooperating from prison. With a few special privileges they are allowed to see their families. Pete takes advantage of some downtime in the bathroom. This is the start of the infamous three B’s: The Baby, the Bentley and the Billboards.
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episode 3: Episode 3 - Separated
Inside prison, the twins are separated for the first time in their lives. On the outside, their wives are forced to adjust to a life living under the radar. Jay is taken to MCC New York, known as the ‘Guantanamo Bay’ of New York.
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episode 4: Episode 4 - The Politics of Prison
Jay and Pete adjust to their separate realities in prison. Jay ends up in a prison with better conditions, while the opposite happens for Pete. Jay puts on a spectacle for Val in the visiting room. Pete’s family visit gets canceled, and the prison is put on lockdown when El Chapo is arrested.
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episode 5: Episode 5 - A Life Sentence
With El Chapo finally captured, the Flores twins can now be sentenced. They are brought together for the first time in five years to discover their fate.
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episode 6: Episode 6 - Trial Preparation / Re-Capturing El Chapo
After an intense manhunt, Mexican authorities recapture El Chapo and extradite him to the US. Pete holds the key piece of evidence and spends 18 months prepping with prosecutors to go face-to-face against El Chapo in the courtroom.
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episode 7: Episode 7 - Testifying Against El Chapo
Pete takes to the witness stand to lay out the case against El Chapo. He explains to the jury the details of the recorded call and his relationship with El Chapo before being turned over to the Drug Lord’s defense team for questioning.
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