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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (/ ˈ ɛ s k ə b ɑːr /; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ]; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel.
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes eskoˈβaɾ saldaˈrjaɣa]; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) [1] was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Atlético Nacional , BSC Young Boys , and the Colombia national team . [ 2 ]
Pablo Escobar, the notorious leader of the Medellin cartel, was killed on December 2, 1993, in Medellin, Colombia, by members of Search Bloc, the Columbian Special Forces. [1] After months of evading capture, Escobar was finally located through a phone call to his family.
Escobar is a Spanish surname. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Abelardo Escobar Prieto, Mexican politician; Aida Luz Santos de Escobar, ambassador of El ...
Escobar's main partner in the organization was his cousin Gustavo Gaviria, who handled much of the cartel's shipping arrangements and the more general and detailed logistical aspects of the cocaine trafficking routes and international smuggling networks, which were supplying at least 80% of the world's cocaine during its peak. [6]
Loving Pablo, internationally known as Escobar, is a 2017 English-language Spanish biographical crime drama film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, based on Virginia Vallejo's memoir Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar.
Los Pepes, a name derived from the Spanish phrase Los Perseguidos por Pablo Escobar (English: Those Persecuted by Pablo Escobar), was a paramilitary group composed of enemies of Pablo Escobar. They waged a small-scale war against the Medellín Cartel in 1993, which ended the same year following the death of Escobar .
Eric Alexander Pérez (born December 18, 1979) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler who currently performs under the ring name Escobar.In 2005, Pérez signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he worked for developmental territories Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, winning the tag team championship in both and the FCW Florida ...