Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria
Born	December 1, 1949(1949-12-01) Rionegro, Antioquia
Died	December 2, 1993 (aged 44) Medellín
Alias(es)	El Patrón, El Doctor
Charge(s)	Drug trafficking and smuggling, racketeering, money laundering, murder
Status	Deceased
Occupation	Head of the Medellín Cartel
Spouse	Maria Victoria Henao de Escobar
Children	Juan Pablo and Manuela Escobar

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, a.k.a. El Patrón or El Doctor (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) gained world infamy as a Colombian drug dealer. Escobar became so wealthy from the drug trade that in 1989 Forbes magazine listed him as the seventh richest man in the world.^[1] Image File history File links Traqueticopabloescobar. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rionegro is a beautifull municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... Panamanian motor vessel Gatun during the largest cocaine bust in United States Coast Guard history (20 tons), off the coast of Panama. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source and destination of the money in question. ... The Medellín Cartel was a well-organized network of drug smugglers originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating through the 1970s and 1980s. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Infamy, from INFAMIA, the Latin antonym of Fama (fame), means: -a negative reputation (but high profile, in modern speech often considered as a form of celebrity), as in crime, immorality, cruelty . ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... These lollipops, above, were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US Drug Enforcement Administration In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs, it is common for an illegal drugs trade to develop. ... For other uses, see Forbes (disambiguation). ...

He was widely considered to be one of the most ambitious and powerful drug dealers in history. His brutal ruthlessness was also legendary: he would kill anyone who stood in his way and was responsible for the killing of 30 judges, 457 policemen, and other deaths at a rate of 20 each day for two months.^[2]

Early years

Pablo Escobar began his criminal life while he was still in school by stealing tombstones and selling them to smugglers from Panama. When he was a teenager he began to steal cars from the streets of Medellín. He became involved in other rackets which led him to become a powerful figure in his area. He also allegedly stole headstones from graveyards and sold them in other villages of the department of Antioquia (this allegation has never been proven).^{[citation needed]} He eventually moved into the cocaine business and began building an enormous drug empire during the 1970s, which eventually became known as the Medellín Cartel. Tombstone most commonly means a headstone marking the grave of a deceased person. ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The Medellín Cartel was a well-organized network of drug smugglers originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating through the 1970s and 1980s. ...

His reputation grew after a well known Medellín drug dealer named Fabio Restrepo was murdered in 1975, reportedly by Escobar, from whom he had purchased 14 kilograms of cocaine, after which all of Restrepo's men were informed that they were to work for Escobar. In May 1976, Escobar and several of his men were arrested after returning from a drug run to Ecuador. As the case against Escobar was being made, he tried to bribe the judge but was unsuccessful. After many months of legal wrangling, Escobar had the two arresting officers killed and the case was dropped. Here began his pattern of dealing with the authorities by either bribing them or killing them.

Gaining notoriety

Medellin Cartel

Pablo Escobar

George Jung

José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha

Carlos Lehder

Jorge Luis Ochoa Vázquez

Fabio Ochoa Vázquez

José Abello Silva

Gilberto Molina

Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera

See also: Tranquilandia Hacienda Napoles La Catedral

Effects of the bomb in Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) building and Paloquemao trade Center. December 6, 1989

In 1982, Escobar was elected as a deputy/alternate representative to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia's Congress, as part of the Colombian Liberal Party.^[3] Image File history File links Traqueticopabloescobar. ... The Medellín Cartel was a well-organized network of drug smugglers originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating through the 1970s and 1980s. ... George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942) was a major player in cocaine importation in the United States in the 1970s and early 80s. ... José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (May 1947 - December 15, 1989), also known by the nickname El Mexicano, was a Colombian drug lord who was considered the number two leader of the notorious Medellín Cartel behind Pablo Escobar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jorge Luis Ochoa Vázquez was a drug trafficker from Medellín, Colombia who helped found the notorious Medellín Cartel in the late 1970s. ... Fabio Ochoa Vázquez (b. ... José Abello Silva (born 1945) was a top ranking member of Colombias notorious Medellín Cartel. ... Gilberto Molina (1937 – February 27, 1989) was a major Colombian emerald magnate who was intimately connected to the notorious Medellin cartel and widely suspected of involvement in drug trafficking during the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (Spanish for Naples State) was the luxurious estate built and owned by Colombian drug dealer Pablo Escobar in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia (320 kms NW from Bogotá) with about 2000 ha. ... La Catedral is a prison near Medellín in Colombia where Pablo Escobar stayed, and had his own men guard him. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 380 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (708 × 1,116 pixels, file size: 136 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photography of bombing in Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 380 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (708 × 1,116 pixels, file size: 136 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photography of bombing in Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad. ... Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) is the Security Service of Colombia. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Colombias bicameral national legislature. ... Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ...

During the 1980s, Escobar became known internationally as his drug network gained notoriety; El Cartel de Medellín controlled a large portion of the drugs that entered into the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic with cocaine brought mostly from Peru and Bolivia, as Colombian coca was initially of substandard quality. Escobar's product reached many other nations, mostly around the Americas, although it is said that his network reached as far as Asia. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The Medellín Cartel was a well-organized network of drug smugglers originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating through the 1970s and 1980s. ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Coca (disambiguation). ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas in an equal-area projection The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

Escobar bribed countless government officials, judges and other politicians. He often personally executed uncooperative subordinates and had anyone else he viewed as a threat assassinated, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of individuals, including civilians, policemen and state officials. Corruption and intimidation characterized the Colombian system. He had an effective, inescapable policy in dealing with law enforcement and the government, referred to as "plata o plomo", which in Colombian slang loosely translates to "money or bullets". This policy refers to the options of the victim in either receiving a bribe (money) or facing a violent death (bullets) at the hands of the Medellín Cartel. He was responsible for the murder of Colombian presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán, one of three assassinated candidates who were all competing in the same election, as well as the bombing of Avianca Flight 203 and the national security beaureau building in Bogotá in 1989. The Cartel de Medellín was also involved in a deadly drug war with its main rival, the Cartel De Cali, for most of its existence. The Caro y Cuervo Institute in Bogotá promotes the good use of spanish in Colombia The Colombian spanish language is the variation of Spanish language spoken in Colombia, which have some distinctive features in comparison to the Spanish spoken in Spain and in other countries of Latin America. ... Galan campaigning for the presidency of Colombia Luis Carlos Galán (September 29, 1943 – August 18, 1989) was a Colombian politician born in Bucaramanga to Mario Galán and Cecilia Sarmiento. ... Avianca Airlines Flight 203 was a Boeing 727 that was destroyed by a bomb over Colombia on November 27, 1989. ... Bogota redirects here. ... The Cartel De Cali is a drug cartel based in the south part of Colombia, around the city of Cali. ...

It has been claimed that Escobar was behind the 1985 storming of the Colombian Supreme Court by left-wing guerrillas from the 19th of April Movement, also known as M-19, which resulted in the murder of half the judges on the court. Some of these claims were included in a late 2006 report by a Truth Commission of three judges of the current Supreme Court. One of the included claims was made by "Popeye", a former Escobar hitman. At the time of the siege, the Supreme Court was studying the constitutionality of Colombia's extradition treaty with the U.S.^[4] Former M-19 leaders that did not participate in the events have denied that the druglord was behind the assault on the Supreme Court This article is about the year. ... The Palace of Justice siege (Toma del Palacio de Justicia in Spanish) was a 1985 attack against the Supreme Court of Colombia, in which members of the M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia, and held the Supreme Court hostage, intending to hold a... M-19 banner The 19th of April Movement, Movimiento 19 de Abril or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla movement. ...

Height of power

Pablo Escobar at the height of power

In 1989, at the height of his empire's power, Forbes magazine estimated Escobar to be the seventh-richest man in the world; the Medellín cartel was taking in up to $30 billion annually and controlled 80 percent of the global cocaine market. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

While seen as an enemy of the United States and Colombian governments, Escobar was a hero to many in Medellín (especially people from the slums); he was a natural at public relations and he worked to create goodwill among Colombia's poor. A lifelong sports fan, he was credited with building football fields and multi-sports courts, sponsoring also little league football (soccer) teams as well as Atletico Nacional. Pablo Escobar was also responsible for the construction of many churches in Medellín, which gained him popularity inside the local Roman Catholic Church.^[5] He worked hard to cultivate his Robin Hood image and frequently distributed money to the poor. He would also build houses for the poor, gaining followers on his way. The population of Medellín often helped Escobar by serving as lookouts, hiding information from the authorities, or doing whatever else they could do to protect him. // Dictionary. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Colombian football clubs ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... For other uses, see Robin Hood (disambiguation). ...

La Catedral prison

After the assassination of Luis Carlos Galán, then a current presidential candidate, the administration of César Gaviria moved against Escobar and the drug cartels. Eventually, the government negotiated with Escobar, convincing him to surrender and cease all criminal activity in exchange for a reduced sentence and preferential treatment during his captivity. Galan campaigning for the presidency of Colombia Luis Carlos Galán (September 29, 1943 – August 18, 1989) was a Colombian politician born in Bucaramanga to Mario Galán and Cecilia Sarmiento. ... César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo (born March 31, 1947) is a Colombian politician and a Latin American stateman. ...

After declaring an end to a series of previous violent or terrorist acts meant to pressure authorities and public opinion, Escobar turned himself in. He was confined in what became his own luxurious private prison, La Catedral. Before Escobar gave himself up, the extradition of Colombian citizens had been prohibited by the newly approved Colombian Constitution of 1991. That was controversial, as it was suspected that Escobar or other druglords had influenced members of the Constituent Assembly. Terrorist redirects here. ... La Catedral is a prison near Medellín in Colombia where Pablo Escobar stayed, and had his own men guard him. ... Its the Constitution of Colombia. ...

Accounts of Escobar's continued criminal activities began to surface in the media. Escobar brought the Moncada brothers to La Catedral and murdered them, accusing them of stealing from the cartel. When the government found out that Escobar was continuing his criminal activities from La Catedral, it attempted to move Escobar to another jail on July 22, 1992. Escobar escaped (or more accurately walked out), fearing that he could be extradited to the United States. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Search Bloc and Los Pepes

See also: Los Pepes and Search Bloc.

In 1992 United States Delta Force operators (and later Navy SEALs from SEAL Team Six) joined the all-out manhunt for Escobar. They trained and advised a special Colombian police task force, known as the Search Bloc, which had been created to locate Escobar. Later, as the conflict between Escobar and United States and Colombian governments dragged on and the numbers of his enemies grew, a vigilante group known as Los Pepes (People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar — Los Perseguidos por Pablo Escobar), financed by the Cali Cartel and Carlos Castaño (among others), carried out a bloody campaign fueled by thirst for vengeance in which more than 300 of Escobar's associates and relatives were slain and large amounts of his cartel's property were destroyed. Los Pepes, or the People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar, was a short-lived vigilante group (mainly operating in Colombia) made up of those who were persecuted by the narcotics kingpin Pablo Escobar. ... Group of Colombian police officers who were put together with a single mission: to find Pablo Escobar and his associates. ... The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D) — commonly known as Delta in the U.S. Army, Delta Force by civilians, and Combat Applications Group by the Department of Defense — is a Special Operations Force (SOF) and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). ... SEALs in from the water. ... Seal team SIX patch SEAL Team SIX, is the U.S. Navys main counterterrorist unit, where operatives are drawn from the current SEAL ranks. ... Group of Colombian police officers who were put together with a single mission: to find Pablo Escobar and his associates. ... For other uses, see Vigilante (disambiguation). ... Los Pepes, or the People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar, was a short-lived vigilante group (mainly operating in Colombia) made up of those who were persecuted by the narcotics kingpin Pablo Escobar. ... The Cali Cartel is a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca Department. ... Carlos Castaño Gil is the founder of the Autodefensas Campesinas de Córdoba y Urabá (ACCU), a right-wing paramilitary organization in Colombia. ... Revenge is retaliation against a person or group in response to wrongdoing. ...

Some observers^[5] claim that members of the Search Bloc, and also of Colombian and United States intelligence agencies, in their efforts to find and punish Escobar, either colluded with Los Pepes or moonlighted as both Search Bloc and Los Pepes simultaneously. This coordination was allegedly conducted mainly through the sharing of intelligence in order to allow Los Pepes to bring down Escobar and his few remaining allies, but there are reports that some individual Search Bloc members directly participated in missions of the Los Pepes death squads.^[5] This brings into question the role the United States played in gathering intelligence on Escobar's organization, because some of this information was later used by the Los Pepes organization in its crusade of retributive executions.^[5] One of the leaders of Los Pepes was Diego Murillo Bejarano (also known as "Don Berna"), a former Medellín Cartel associate who became a drug kingpin and eventually emerged as a leader of one of the most powerful factions within the AUC. Some have speculated that Murillo would have admitted to his organizations' potential connections to the U.S. if it were not for some unforeseen circumstances^{[citation needed]}. Diego Fernando Murillo Bejarano, also known as Don Berna or Adolfo Paz, is a former leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary group operating in Colombia. ... The AUCs logo The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, or AUC, in Spanish), were formed in April 1997 as an umbrella paramilitary federation seeking to consolidate many local and regional paramilitary groups in Colombia, each intending to protect different local economic, social and political...

Personal life

In March 1976 at the age of 27, Escobar married Maria Victoria when she was 15 years old. Together they had two children: Juan Pablo and Manuela. Escobar was known to have affairs, and as time went on he increasingly preferred teen and underage girls. Pablo Escobar created and lived in a luxurious estate called Hacienda Napoles (Spanish for Naples Ranch) and had planned to construct a Greek-style citadel near it. Construction of the citadel was started but was never finished. The ranch, the zoo and the citadel were expropriated by the government and given to low-income families in the 1990s under a law called extinción de dominio (domain extinction). For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Spanish for Naples State) was the luxurious estate built and owned by Colombian drug dealer Pablo Escobar in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia (320 kms NW from Bogotá) with about 2000 ha. ... This article is about a type of fortification. ...

Relatives

One of Escobar's surviving relatives is his cousin José Obdulio Gaviria. Former member of the political movement Firmes, which supported the 1982 presidential aspiration of leftwing politician Gerardo Molina, José Obdulio Gaviria became politically close to Álvaro Uribe, within the Colombian Liberal Party in Antioquia. Two of Gaviria's brothers were detained in the U.S. during 1983 on drug-related charges.^[6][7] After Uribe's election in 2002, Gaviria became one of his presidential advisors and has been said to be his "ideologue", often defending Uribe's government before the media. According to La Otra Verdad journalist Julio César García Vásquez, Escobar's and Uribe's families are genealogically related, sharing a distant ancestor.^[8] Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Gerardo Molina Ramírez (*1906, †1991); was a left wing writer, political scientist, and politician, rector of the National University of Colombia between 1944 and 1948, and of the Universidad Libre de Colombia. ... Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born July 4, 1952) is the 56th President of Colombia, whose first term ran from 2002 to 2006 and is currently serving his second term from 2006 to 2010. ... Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... An ideology is a collection of ideas. ...

Death and afterward

Colombian policemen standing by Pablo Escobar's dead body on roof.

The war against Escobar ended on December 2, 1993, as he tried to elude the Search Bloc one more time. Using radio triangulation technology provided as part of the United States efforts, a Colombian electronic surveillance team found him hiding in a middle-class barrio in Medellín. Image File history File links Pabloisdead. ... Image File history File links Pabloisdead. ... Colombian National Police The Colombian National Police (spanish: Policia Nacional de Colombia) is the national police of the Republic of Colombia. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Triangulation can be used to find the distance from the shore to the ship. ... Look up barrios in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The shootout between Escobar and the Search Bloc personnel ensued after the house was located. How Escobar was killed during the confrontation has been debated but it is known that he was cornered on the rooftops of Medellín and after a prolonged gunfight, suffered gunshots to the leg, torso, and the fatal one in his ear. It has never been proven who actually fired the final shot into Escobar's head, whether this shot was made during the gunfight or as part of possible execution, and there is wide speculation about the subject.

After Escobar's death, the Medellín Cartel fragmented and the cocaine market soon became dominated by the rival Cali Cartel, until the mid-1990s when its leaders, too, were either killed or captured by the government. The Cali Cartel is a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca Department. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

The Robin Hood image that he had cultivated continued to have lasting influence in Medellín, as many there, especially many of the city's poor that had been aided by him while he was alive, lamented his death.

Exhumation

Colombian policemen posing by Pablo Escobar's dead body. Mark Bowden's book cover.

On October 28, 2006, Escobar's body was exhumed by request of his nephew Nicolás Escobar, two days after the death of mother Hermilda Gaviria (who opposed exhumation) to verify that the body in the tomb was in fact that of Escobar and also to collect DNA for a paternity test claim. According to the report by the El Tiempo newspaper, Escobar's ex-wife Maria Victoria was present recording the exhumation with a video camera. Some of the family members believe that Escobar could have committed suicide.^[9][10] Image File history File linksMetadata Pabloescobook. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Pabloescobook. ... Colombian National Police The Colombian National Police (spanish: Policia Nacional de Colombia) is the national police of the Republic of Colombia. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... El Tiempo is the highest circulation daily newspaper in Colombia and the only non-tabloid daily with national distribution. ...

Virginia Vallejo's claims

See also: Virginia Vallejo, Alberto Santofimio, Alfonso López Michelsen, Ernesto Samper, and Álvaro Uribe.

Virginia Vallejo, one of Pablo Escobar's lovers, released a book published in 2007 titled "Amando a Pablo, odiando a Escobar", where she accused several past and present politicians of being involved with Escobar and other drug traffickers in different capacities, including Alberto Santofimio, Presidents Alfonso López Michelsen, Ernesto Samper and Álvaro Uribe. President Uribe denied Vallejo's allegations.^{[11] [12]} This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Alfonso López Michelsen (b. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Humberto de la Calle Term of office: August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998 Preceded by: César Gaviria Succeeded by: Andrés Pastrana Date of birth: August 3, 1950 Place of birth: Bogotá First Lady: Jacquin Strouss de Samper Political party: Liberal Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 3... Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born July 4, 1952) is the 56th President of Colombia, whose first term ran from 2002 to 2006 and is currently serving his second term from 2006 to 2010. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Alfonso López Michelsen (b. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Humberto de la Calle Term of office: August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998 Preceded by: César Gaviria Succeeded by: Andrés Pastrana Date of birth: August 3, 1950 Place of birth: Bogotá First Lady: Jacquin Strouss de Samper Political party: Liberal Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 3... Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born July 4, 1952) is the 56th President of Colombia, whose first term ran from 2002 to 2006 and is currently serving his second term from 2006 to 2010. ...

In popular culture

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Artist Fernando Botero, a native of Antioquia, the same region as Escobar, portrayed Pablo Escobar's death in one of his paintings about the violence in Colombia.

• Escobar is a film based on the life of Pablo Escobar, starring Edgar Ramirez and directed by Antoine Fuqua. Expected to be released in late 2008 or early 2009
• Escobar is depicted in the 2001 drama film Blow in which Escobar, played by Cliff Curtis, becomes a business contact of the main character George Jung.
• The hunt for Escobar was documented in Mark Bowden's book Killing Pablo. A TV movie based on the book was titled The True Story of Killing Pablo,^[13]. It often plays on The History Channel. A motion picture based on this book is scheduled for release sometime in 2009.^[14]
• Escobar is depicted in the 2006 documentary film Cocaine Cowboys.
• The 2007 film Pablo of Medellín by Jorge Granier-Phelps explores the mixed legacy of a man hailed in the Barrio as a saint while despised elsewhere as a demon.
• The plot and characters of the Tom Clancy novel Clear and Present Danger (and subsequent motion picture of the same name) are similar, featuring a Colombian drug lord named "Ernesto Escobedo".
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez' book, News of a Kidnapping, details the series of abductions that Escobar masterminded to pressure the then Colombian government into guaranteeing him non-extradition if he turned himself in.
• Riley Freeman, a character in The Boondocks comic strip uses the nickname "Esco", after Pablo Escobar. He has also instructed other characters in the strip to refer to him as "Mr. Escobar.".^[15]
• In the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City", the airport is named Escobar International Airport.
• In the HBO series Entourage, the main character Vincent Chase plays the lead role in "Medellín", a film about the life story of Pablo Escobar.
• In 1994 after Pablo Escobar's death, the death metal band Brujeria released a single named "El patrón", after Escobar's nickname.^{[citation needed]}
• Rapper Nasir Jones, better known as Nas, took the nickname "Nas Escobar" when drug-dealer culture became more and more relevant within rapping. He used it most primarily while a member of his supergroup The Firm. Since then, he is sometimes referred to as "Esco", "Nas Escobar", etc.
• In Rick Ross' first hit single "Hustlin," there are numerous references to Pablo Escobar ("I know Pablo, Noreaga - the real Noriega he owe me a hundred favors").
• In the film Traffic, Catherine Zeta Jones' character says her recently jailed husband is being compared to Pablo Escobar.
• The Latin musical group, Los Tigres del Norte, wrote a song about Pablo Escobar, and his donations to the poor.
• The Serbian rock band Deca Losih Muzicara recorded a song lamenting the death of Don Pablo Escobar.
• The hardcore punk band Underminded has a song on their first full length titled "Pablo Escobar's Secret Stash."
• Escobar is also the subject of an episode in a documentary series called Situation Critical, in production as of September 2007.
• In the television show Nip/Tuck, the recurring enemy drug trafficker who smuggles drugs into Miami, Florida by transporting them in the breasts of young women who are promised a career in modeling, is named Escobar.
• In the movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the titular characters meet in Hollywood a crack dealer named Pumpkin Escobar.
• In the 2000 film, Scary Movie, the lead character Cindy speaks by phone with her dad about if he's doing business with the "Uncle Escobar". In the movie, it is revealed that Cindy's father deals with freebase.
• In Chris Ryans book 'Stand by, Stand by' Escobar is mentioned as the notorious drug baron and what he has done to stop anyone that gets in his way, the men who are being briefed are warned to stay clear of anyone in the Medellín cartel.
• The killing of Pablo Escobar was decided to be featured into the fourth sequel of Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Awards winning film The Godfather. This was planned to show Vincent Corleone (played by Andy Garcia in The Godfather Part III), nephew of Michael Corleone, as well as the son of Santino Corleone, grandson of Vito Corleone, to be the head of the Corleone family, who would involve the family into drug business, declining the culture of the family to recognize drugs as 'dirty business'. Andy Garcia, Leonardo De Caprio and Ray Liotta had already agreed to sign in for the film. But the death of Mario Puzo in 1999 closed all plans of this movie. To the date, The Godfather IV has not been filmed. Coppola & Puzo decided to have the character of Vincent Corleone killed by American DEA in the way Pablo Escobar was killed. This scene was planned to be filmed in Buenos Aires. But Puzo's death closed these all.^{[citation needed]}

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Films

Escobar

Escobar is scheduled to be a 2008 film directed by Antoine Fuqua,^[16] based on the book Mi Hermano Pablo by Roberto Escobar, the true story of drug lord Pablo Escobar.^[17] The film is being produced by Oliver Stone and distributed on Justin Berfield's J2 Pictures. Escobar will star Edgar Ramirez in the title role. Filming will take place on location in Colombia and Puerto Rico. Filming is expected to commence in January 2008. The film is currently scheduled to be released on November 30, 2008.^[18] Escobar is a common surname among individuals of Hispanic or Latino descent. ... 2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: Rambo, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Lost Boys: The Tribe... Antoine Fuqua (born January 19, 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an African-American film director of such films as The Replacement Killers with Chow Yun Fat, Bait with Jamie Foxx, Training Day with Denzel Washington, Tears of the Sun with Bruce Willis and King Arthur with Clive Owen. ... A drug lord or drug baron is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drugs trade. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946), known as Oliver Stone, is a three-time Academy Award winning film director and screenwriter. ... Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer. ... Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American actor, writer and producer. ... Edgar Ramirez (born March 25, 1977) is a Venezuelan actor. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Escobar is in direct competition with another Pablo Escobar biopic, Killing Pablo.^[19] Both films were announced around the same time, but Escobar is likely to come out earlier.^[16] A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ...

Recent interest in Pablo Escobar is credited to the fictional film, Medellín, from the HBO series Entourage. Producer Oliver Stone even said "This is a great project about a fascinating man who took on the system. I think I have to thank, Scarface, and maybe even Ari Gold."^[17] For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Scarface is a 1983 film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Antonio Tony Montana. ... Ariel A. Ari Gold is a character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage. ...

Killing Pablo

Killing Pablo is to be directed by Joe Carnahan, based on the book Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw by Mark Bowden, the true story of the death of Pablo Escobar. The film has been in development for several years and is set to begin production in early 2008.^[20] The plot claims to tell the true story of how the Colombian gangster and terrorist Pablo Escobar was assassinated and his Medellín cocaine cartel dismantled by US special forces and intelligence, the Colombian military, and a vigilante gang controlled by the Cali cartel. The cast is reported to include Javier Bardem as Escobar and Christian Bale as Major Steve Jacoby. Joseph Aaron Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American independent film director best known for his films Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane and Narc. ... Mark Robert Bowden (II) (born July 17, 1951) is an accomplished American writer. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... For other uses, see Gangster (disambiguation). ... This article is becoming very long. ... This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... The military of Colombia, officially the Military Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Fuerzas Militares de Colombia) is the armed forces of Colombia. ... The Cali Cartel is a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca Department. ... Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is an Academy Award-, four-time Goya Award-, BAFTA-, two-time European Film Award-, two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-, two-time Coppa Volpi- and Golden Globe-winning Spanish actor. ... Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known professionally as Christian Morgan Bale; born 30 January 1974) is an acclaimed British[2][3] Actor who is known for his roles in the films Newsies, American Psycho, Shaft, Equilibrium, The Machinist, Batman Begins, and The Prestige, among others. ...

See also

• George Jung & Ochoa
• Medellín Cartel
• Operation Pseudo Miranda
• Cocaine Cowboys

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References

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External links

• Cocaine Cowboys (documentary about the Medellín Cartel)
• Pablo Escobar's recent disinterment video
• Pablo Escobar, the coke's tzar
• HBO's Entourage - Medellín the Film