Is ‘Facing El Chapo’ Based On A True Story?

By Alex Vena Published Aug. 24, 2026, 4:27 p.m. ET Netflix‘s new crime thriller, Facing El Chapo, hones in on an infamous drug lord and his ultimate demise. The new crime thriller, which hit the streamer on Friday (Aug. 21), follows two Mexican officers, including Arturo Carmona (Alfonso Herrera), who “must survive the

The 2008 film tells the true story of Scottish students who removed the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in 1950.