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   Who is Leo Sharp?

   • Leo Sharp, the most prolific drug mule that regional law enforcement had ever tracked, was placed under arrest. The Sinaloa cartel’s nickname for him was well chosen. They called him Tata. Grandfather. Day-lily people like to say that they see themselves in their flowers. Orchids are too fragile, too precious — all that care, all that expense.

   There’s a True Story Behind ‘The Mule’: The Sinaloa Cartel’s 90-Year

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   Was Leo Sharp a real mule?

   • Interestingly, ‘The Mule’ is inspired by Leo Sharp, the real-life 90-year-old-drug mule who worked for the Sinaloa cartel. The screenwriter of the film, Nick Schenk, wrote the script based the New York Times article by Sam Dolnick which was on the rise and fall of Sharp. Here’s everything we know about it. Who Was Leo Earl Sharp?

   Is The Mule a True Story? Is the Movie Based on Real Life?

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   Is Leo Sharp based on a true story?

   • The judge refused and Leo Sharp was sentenced to three years in prison. For a 90-year-old man, it was a life sentence. The trailer for Clint Eastwood’s film The Mule, based on the story of Leo Sharp. Now, the story of Leo Sharp will reach a wider audience than ever before thanks to Clint Eastwood’s film The Mule.

   Leo Sharp And The Unbelievable True Story Behind 'The Mule'

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   Who found Leo Sharp?

   • In the end, it was a D.E.A. Special Agent named Jeff Moore who found Leo Sharp. He’d busted a small-time dealer carrying 2 kg of cocaine, and he’d pressed him to talk until he’d led him to Ramon Ramos, the bookkeeper for the Sinaloa Cartel. Ramos cracked.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leo_SharpLeo Sharp - Wikipedia

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   Leo Earl Sharp Sr. (May 7, 1924 – December 12, 2016), also known as El Tata, [2] [3] [4] was an American World War II veteran, horticulturist, [5] and drug courier for a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel. [6]

3. www.nytimes.com › 2014/06/15 › magazineThere’s a True Story Behind ‘The Mule’: The Sinaloa Cartel’s ...

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   Jun 11, 2014 · The D.E.A. spent months investigating the Sinaloa cartel’s operation in the Detroit area and tracking their most prolific drug mule: Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran with no criminal record.

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5. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › the-muleThe Mule Movie vs. the True Story of Leo Sharp the Drug Mule

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   Dec 12, 2018 · Was Leo Sharp really estranged from his ex-wife, daughter and granddaughter? No. In researching The Mule true story, we learned that this part of the movie is entirely fictional and is not in The New York Times article on which the movie is based. The article sheds very little light on Sharp's family life.

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   Nov 28, 2018 · Discover the true story of Clint Eastwood's "The Mule" with this look at Leo Sharp, an 87-year-old drug trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel. His cartel buddies nicknamed him Tata -- grandfather. In truth, this 87-year-old drug-runner was actually a great-grandfather.

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   Jan 18, 2019 · At any rate, the personal drama seems to be pure invention. Sharp had one daughter who lived at the time in Hawaii, and there’s no evidence he was estranged from her.

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   Feb 16, 2024 · In The Mule, Eastwood's Earl Stone is based on Leo Sharp, who was known within the Sinaloa Cartel as El Tata. Sharp was an aging World War II veteran who became a pioneering horticulturist after his airline business failed, particularly working with daylilies.

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   Aug 1, 2022 · Who Was Leo Earl Sharp? Just like Earl Stone in ‘The Mule’, Leo Sharp was also an award-winning horticulturist and war veteran. Instead of the Korean war, Sharp was a World War II veteran from Michigan. After the war, he dedicated his life to his passion of planting and horticulture.