Two filmmakers set out to interview "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of a major drug cartel.

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty FRONTLINE

Premiered July 21, 2015
Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

A feature documentary about two filmmakers who set out to interview "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of one of the biggest drug cartels in history. Before his capture in 2014, "El Chapo" had been on the run from the U.S. and Mexican governments for over a decade -- and after his July 2015 escape from prison, he's now on the lam once again.

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