Miguel Angel Felixgallardo
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Real Name/Full Name Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Birth Place: Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Date Of Birth/Birthday: 8 January 1946
Age/How Old: 78 years old
Height/How Tall: In Centimetres – 180 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5′ 9″
Weight: In Kilograms – 80 Kg
In Pounds – 176 lbs
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Parents Name: Father –Unknown
Mother –Unknown
Siblings: María Elena Félix Gallardo
School: Unknown
College: Unkown
Religion: Christian
Nationality: Mexican
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Divorced
Girlfriend: Unknown
Wife/Spouse Name: None
Kids/Children Name: Miguel Jr. Félix Murillo, Abril Félix Murillo
Profession: Drug lord and Convicted Felon
Net Worth: $500 million
Last Updated: March 2024

If you have watched the Narcos: Mexico series, you must be familiar with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo’s name. He was one of the biggest drug lords of the 20th century, and today he is a convicted Mexican Drug Lord. During the height of his career, he used to control most of the drug trafficking in Mexico and in the corridors alongside, Mexico-USA border.

But his time didn’t last much as he was arrested in the year 1989 for the murder of a DEA agent named Enrique. He was then sentenced to 37 years in prison, and he was then set to Altiplano maximum-security prison. But in the year 2014, he was moved to a medium-security prison due to his bad health.

Well, how well do you know about Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo’s net worth in 2024, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo to date.

Biography and Early Life

Miguel was born in Sinaloa in Mexico, and he was born on a ranch. He went to high school and also studied business in college. After he graduated from college, he became a Federal Judicial Police agent and then started working as a bodyguard of the Sinaloa state governor, Leopoldo Celis. He was the person whose connections and strategies helped Miguel in building his drug empire.

Miguel started working for the drug traffickers, and he used to work in Aviles Criminal Org, and later took control of this organisation because Aviles was killed in a shootout with the police.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in 2024 and what is his height and weight? Well, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo’s age is 78 years old as of today’s date 28th March 2024 having been born on 8 January 1946. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 180 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education

Miguel’s school and college are still unknown, but it is a known fact that he studied business during his college years.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Miguel has been married three times. His first wife died in 1968 due to Leukemia and his second wife who was his most prominent wife; Maria Elvira was herself a daughter of an opium trafficker. But Miguel abandoned her in yearly 80. Then in the year, it was reported that he got married to Daniela and his current marital status is not known.

After his arrest, his nieces and nephews took control of his organisations’ different roles and formed the Arellano Felix Organisation. One of the nieces, Sandra, is also a former member of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Is Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Gay?

No, Miguel is not gay as he has been married to three wives although the marriages didn’t last. He also has two children. So going by his marriage history, it is definite that Miguel has been always interested in women and is straight.

Professional Career

During his initial years in the early 80s, he trafficked drugs in major cities like Florida. Until the end of the 80s, the Guadalajara Cartel was headed by Miguel, and this cartel monopolised the trade in Mexico.

During his years, the DEA Special Agent Enrique was assigned to Guadalajara’s residency and worked through the informants. He then discovered many marijuana plantations in the area and had them destroyed. In the year 1984, he with the help of soldiers even destroyed the larger 1,000 hectares of marijuana, and these fields were later valued to be worth $8 billion. He then was about to expose Miguel’s drug trafficking connections, and to this, he was kidnapped by Miguel.

Enrique was then kidnapped by some of the police officers who were on Miguel’s payroll, and he was then killed on February 9 after a hole was made into his head with an iron. Before this, he was interrogated for more than 30 hours. His body was then dumped in Michoacán state.

This then led to one of the biggest homicide investigations in DEA, and it was then known as Operation Leyenda.

Due to this, Miguel had to keep a low profile as he has murdered many journalists too. He then moved to Guadalajara with his family. Soon, he was arrested on April 8 in 1989 and then charged by the USA and Mexico authorities for the murder of a DEA agent and for drug trafficking.

While he was incarcerated, he was still the major traffickers in Mexico, and he used to maintain his organization using mobile phones. But later in 1993, he was transferred to Altiplano Maximum Security. He then requested in the year 2019 to complete the remaining time of prison in his home, but he was denied this request by the court in Mexico City. The Netflix series, Narcos: Mexico has been made on the story based on his life.

Awards

Since Miguel was a criminal, he didn’t win any award, but he garnered a lot of wealth.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in 2024

Miguel Angel Felixgallardo Net Worth
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Net Worth

Miguel is one of the richest drug traffickers to have ever lived. It is said that during the peak time of his career, he was able to garner a total wealth of $500 million as of 2024. He earned most of this wealth from drug trafficking and other crimes.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

  • He was not involved in any way in the making of Netflix series based on him.
  • He was re-sentenced in the year 2017 after he served 27 years of his sentence.
  • His downfall started after he murdered DEA agent Kiki.

This was all about one of the most notorious criminals of all time who is known for his rude and ruthless way of business. Miguel is one of the biggest drug traffickers to have ever lived, and one must not inspire by him. He is nothing but a criminal.

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