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Amado Carrillo

Mexican drug lord (1954-1997)

  • Fame62.3
  • Momentum8.5
  • Mexico rank#94
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  • Fame62.3
  • Momentum8.5
  • Mexico rank#94
  • Wikipedia92K
Lived 1956–1997, aged 41Mexico
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  • Wikipedia
    26 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Mexico
    #94
  • Era
    1956–1997
    Aged 41
Summary
Updated 2026-09-02

Amado Carrillo Fuentes was a Mexican drug lord. He seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "El Señor de Los Cielos", because of the large fleet of jets he used to transport drugs. He was also known for laundering money via Colombia, to finance this fleet.

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62.3
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Momentum8.5
Historical24.2
Now attention41.0
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
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