00:00El Mancho, El Chapo, El Señor de los Cielos.
00:03Ever wonder what drug lord nicknames actually mean?
00:06They sound dramatic and powerful, but most of them, they're surprisingly simple.
00:10Here's a meaning behind some of the most famous nicknames.
00:13Let's start with El Mancho.
00:14His real name was Nemesillo Aceguera.
00:17Mancho is a regional nickname derived from Nemesillo.
00:20So El Mancho basically means the Mancho.
00:23It's personal and simple, nothing symbolic.
00:25Next, El Chapo.
00:26This one does have a meaning.
00:28The term El Chapo is commonly used in Mexico to identify short people.
00:32So Joaquin Guzman got the nickname because of his 5 foot 6 inch height.
00:36One of the world's most notorious traffickers nicknamed the shorty.
00:40Then there's El Mayo.
00:41That just means May.
00:42Ismael Zambada's nickname is believed to be a shortened version of his name.
00:46Again, simple, familiar, personal.
00:48Now for a dramatic one.
00:49El Señor de los Cielos, the lord of the skies.
00:53That was Amado Carbillo Fuentes.
00:54He earned it because he built and operated a massive, sophisticated fleet of aircraft to transport drugs.
01:01And then there's El Padrino, or The Godfather.
01:03A nickname meant to project power and control.
01:06One last one.
01:07La Puerca, or The Pig.
01:10Manuel Fernandez Valencia got this nickname reportedly due to his piggish style of killing his rivals.
01:15In the end, some nicknames are based on physical traits, some on personality, some are basically part of their strategy
01:21and branding.
01:22They all serve one purpose, to build power through reputation.
01:26But no nickname makes drug lords untouchable.
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