Talk:El Mayo

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Manhunt

Seems like the authorities might be closer and closer to getting this guy, I think. They recently arrested "El 19", but many of his top lieutenants fell at the end of last year. After I finish updating El Chapo's article (most of my work is on a Word document), I'll get to this guy. I don't see him making past this year. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 01:28, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

didnt age well did it pal 92.40.215.68 (talk) 16:22, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Height and weight

I didn't know where to post this but he's 1.80 not 1.75, according to an interview he did http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=106967 & he looks heavier than 160 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.38.155.177 (talk) 17:49, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for posting. I think the U.S. government's measurement is actually just an estimation. Mexican databases might have a license of him somewhere with his height, but it is likely that the figures were simply put down as an estimate too (at least that's what they did with my license ... they just asked me how tall I was). I'll be posting both heights as soon as I come back from class. Thanks again for consulting the talkpage. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 18:36, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

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Rename article?

Hi. I'm thinking we should probably rename the article to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, similar to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. He is overwhelmingly known/referred to as "El Mayo", and you'll hardly see the surname "García" in the press. I also want to fix the redirect of "Ismael Zamabda" once I create articles for Ismael Zambada Imperial and Ismael Zambada Sicairos, his sons. MX (✉ • ✎) 18:24, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Support. Known mostly as El Mayo, so that would be easier to a reader to locate this article. Rowan Forest (talk) 18:34, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Picture

this is the official picture used by the DEA and it has color. I am pitching for it to be the photo instead of the wanted poster DEA website. https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/ismael-zambada-garcia Sc30002001 (talk) 13:07, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Arrest location

They were arrested at the Dona Ana Jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, not in El Paso, Texas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.28.170.96 (talk) 20:58, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

For some very strange reason, the incarcerated Ismael Zambada is still on the DEA's most wanted list in the second Trump Presidency

That is very strange. Anybody who is not only incarcerated, but is also still incarcerated after being extradited to the United States most certainly shouldn't be on a most wanted fugitive list.MyGosh789 (talk) 22:16, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Age

He is 75 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/co-founder-sinaloa-cartel-ismael-el-mayo-zambada-garcia-pleads-guilty-engaging-continuing 47.203.217.133 (talk) 23:04, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

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Requested move 24 February 2026

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The result of the move request was: Moved * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:28, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada → El Mayo – WP:COMMONNAME and WP:NICKNAME. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 18:23, 24 February 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. CNC (talk) 20:21, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose people could understand the current name better CtrlAltSpace (he/him) 06:17, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Support per nom. In terms of notability it appears to me that "El Mayo" trumps "Ismael Zambada". I do not believe there is any advantage to using a complex name here, as the use of "El Mayo" as a proper noun for someone's name sounds perfectly natural for an English speaker. -- 00101984hjw (talk) 20:58, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Oppose, per discussions on Oseguera's and Guzmán's articles. "El Mayo Zambada" would be OK. Moscow Mule (talk) 10:32, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 15:23, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Oppose - Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada is common naming CNN . Morogris (✉ • ✎) 23:28, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Support given Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes's page was moved to El Mencho. Edcdecl (talk) 18:23, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support per nom. We do not title articles in this way. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography has been notified of this discussion. CNC (talk) 20:20, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support - Per WP:COMMONNAME. 1,2,3,4. _signed, Kvinnen (talk) 22:03, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Support WP:CONSISTENT with el Chapo and el Mayo. MB2437 19:56, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose per CtrlAltSpace Historyguy1138 (talk) 15:12, 5 March 2026 (UTC)\

Support per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:NICKNAME. For those opposing above and supporting the "Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada", having both name and nickname goes against the two naming conventions. RoyalSilver 19:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Note: Other drug lords that had the same name structure (El Mencho and El Chapo) had their name moved to their nicknames rather than how it is now. RoyalSilver 19:17, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support. I agree with Kvinnen. WP:COMMONNAME applies here. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 00:10, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

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