The actor, who plays Guzman in the television series „Narcos: Mexico“ Joaquin „El Chapo“, has now witnessed the drug lord live in his lawsuit in New York. Mexican Alejandro Edda made a surprise appearance yesterday, US media reports. Edda nodded to Guzman according to the „New York Post,“ whereupon the defendant smiled and waved.
Process is progressing faster than expected
„He seemed happy,“ said Guzman’s lawyer William Purpura, who had pointed out his client to the special guest in the hall. The process, which has been going on since mid-November, is progressing somewhat faster than expected. The prosecution could finalize its argument this week.
Both sides could then hold their closing pledges next week. How long the jury then needs for their verdict and when in the case of a conviction Guzman could be announced a sentence is open.
„He looked at me and waved“
With heart racing and sweaty hands, he has Guzman in the eye, said the 34-year-old Edda the „New York Daily News“. „He looked at me and waved to me,“ Edda, from Mexico, described the „surreal“ moment. He later met Guzman’s wife Emma Coronel and Guzman’s defender. According to the report, Edda said Guzman was guilty and must be convicted.
61-year-old Guzman has repeatedly said that he would like to retell his life story as a book or a movie. The series „Narcos: Mexico“ is available since mid-November at the streaming service Netflix and is about the drug trade in Mexico. Currently, the second season is being shot in Mexico City.
