El Mencho (real name Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes) is the notorious d**g lord who was on America’s wanted list for a long time. On February 22, 2026, finally, a successful military operation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, took his life. The d**g kingpin was killed during a raid in Tapalpa, in the central-western state of Jalisco, which is a stronghold for CJNG. El Mencho’s death greatly angered the CJNG members, and they retaliated by setting vehicles and buses on fire to block roads in Puerto Vallarta and neighbouring states. Amid the buzz around El Mencho, here’s a look at his children and their current lives.
How many children does El Mencho have?
El Mencho has three children, whom he shares with his wife, Rosalinda González Valencia. Their only son, Rubén Oseguera González (better known as El Menchito) was once a very important figure of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). He was the second-in-command to his father, before he was extradited to the U.S. in 2020 and convicted in September 2024 for d**g trafficking and firearms offences. El Menchito was sentenced to life in prison in March 2025, which puts him out of the race to succeed El Mencho’s d**g cartel, CJNG.