Emma Coronel reveals how she met 'El Chapo' Guzmán and denies wedding rumors

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, has offered a personal account of their relationship, aiming to set the record straight on long-standing rumors. During an extended social media broadcast, Coronel detailed her first encounter with Guzmán when she was just 17 years old.

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He thinks I smiled at him, thinks I flirted with him, but no... I never cleared it up for him.

She described meeting the then-Sinaloa Cartel leader at a regional fair in Canelas, where she had been crowned queen. Coronel recounted a moment of shared laughter with a friend that Guzmán reportedly misinterpreted as a flirtatious gesture. Despite her initial intentions, Guzmán approached her and asked to dance. She noted the significant age difference, as he was 50 at the time, but stated it did not prevent their relationship from developing.

Coronel also highlighted Guzmán's romantic gestures, particularly his frequent and abundant floral gifts. She described receiving arrangements for almost any occasion, calling the quantity "exaggerated."

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I can't tell you how many arrangements he has sent me, it's exaggerated, exaggerated. For any reason.

Speaking about their wedding, which reportedly occurred about a year after they met, Coronel refuted widely circulated stories. She stated the ceremony was private, held at her home in La Angostura with family present, contradicting other narratives that have circulated for years. "They invent all sorts of things," she remarked during the broadcast, expressing frustration with the public's perception of her relationship with Guzmán.

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They invent all sorts of things.