Medellín Cartel
Former Colombian drug cartel
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| March 31 2025 | Released by a court ruling that his 24-year prison sentence for drug trafficking had expired in 2019. |
| March 28 2025 | Flew from Germany to Colombia and was immediately arrested upon arrival at Bogotá airport. |
| May 2024 |
Rafa Salazar
Rafa Salazar's family sued Netflix producers for portraying him without permission in the Griselda biopic miniseries
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| 2022 |
Pablo Escobar
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story featured a comedic portrayal of Escobar by Arturo Castro.
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| October 2021 |
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The Colombian government initiated a chemical sterilization program to manage the growing hippo population.
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| 2020 | Lehder is released from prison in the United States after serving 33 years, becoming the first high-level drug trafficker extradited to the United States. |
| 2020 |
Pablo Escobar
Dubdogz released the song 'Pablo Escobar' featuring Charlott Boss, which garnered over 5.6 million views on its official music video.
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| June 15 2020 | Released from prison and escorted to Germany by US officials, with his daughter citing a relapse of prostate cancer as a reason for release. |
| May 24 2019 |
Pablo Escobar
Fox Telecolombia aired the TV series 'El General Naranjo', featuring Colombian actor Federico Rivera portraying Escobar.
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| February 22 2019 |
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Medellín authorities demolished the six-story Edificio Mónaco apartment complex, which was originally built for Pablo Escobar's wife and was notorious for being the site where he planned many of his most audacious attacks. The demolition was part of an effort to shift the city's narrative away from Escobar's criminal legacy and honor the victims of the cartel violence.
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| 2018 |
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National Geographic published an article exploring the environmental impact of the hippos, revealing mixed opinions among environmentalists and local support for their presence.
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| 2018 |
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Rap group Migos released the hit single 'Narcos' from their album Culture II, which references Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel.
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| 2018 | Harlys Becerra portrayed Ochoa Vásquez in the Spanish crime drama series Fariña. |
| June 5 2018 |
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Argentine federal judge Nestor Barral accused María Henao and her son Sebastián Marroquín Santos of money laundering, ordering the seizure of assets worth approximately $1 million each.
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| January 24 2018 |
Pablo Escobar
Netflix released the 68-minute documentary 'Countdown to Death: Pablo Escobar', directed by Santiago Diaz and Pablo Martin Farina.
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| 2017 | Portrayed by Fredy Yate Escobar in the film American Made. |
| 2017 |
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Two films about Escobar were released: Loving Pablo, starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, and American Made, which featured Mauricio Mejía as Escobar.
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| 2017 | Alejandro Edda portrayed Ochoa Vásquez in the biographical crime film American Made, which centered around former TWA pilot Barry Seal. |
| 2016 |
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Juan Pablo Escobar published 'Pablo Escobar: My Father', a personal account translated by Andrea Rosenberg.
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| 2016 |
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Kanye West released the album 'The Life of Pablo', which was named after three Pablos, including Pablo Escobar.
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| September 2 2016 |
Pablo Escobar
Netflix premiered the second season of 'Narcos'.
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| 2015 | Portrayed by Juan Riedinger in the Netflix original series Narcos, which explores the Medellín Cartel. |
| 2015 | Jorge Ochoa Vásquez was portrayed by Brazilian actor André Mattos in the Netflix crime drama series Narcos, which focused on Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel. |
| August 28 2015 |
Pablo Escobar
Netflix released the original television series 'Narcos', depicting Escobar's story, with Brazilian actor Wagner Moura portraying Pablo Escobar.
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| August 26 2015 | Featured in Investigation Discovery's Manhunt: Kill or Capture episode titled 'Colombian Rambo', detailing his rise and fall. |
| June 24 2015 | Wrote a letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos requesting mediation with the United States to return to Colombia. |
| 2014 |
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Sebastián Marroquín published the book 'Pablo Escobar, My Father', providing a firsthand account of his father's life and the impact of his death on the family.
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| 2014 |
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Escobar: Paradise Lost, a romantic thriller involving Escobar's family, was released.
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| 2014 |
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The hippo population had grown to 40 in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia Department, originating from Escobar's initial four hippos.
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| 2013 |
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American rapper E-40 released the song 'Pablo', which serves as an ode to Pablo Escobar's legacy.
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| 2012 | Portrayed as Marcos Herber by Alejandro Martinez in the Caracol Televisión series Escobar, el Patrón del Mal. |
| November 21 2012 |
Roberto Suárez Gómez
Suárez's ex-wife Ayda Levy published a book titled 'The King of Cocaine: My Life With Roberto Suárez And The Birth Of The First Narco-State'.
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| May 28 2012 |
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Caracol TV premiered the TV series 'Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal' (Pablo Escobar, The Boss of Evil), starring Andrés Parra as Pablo Escobar.
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| 2011 |
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Killing Pablo, a film based on Mark Bowden's book, was in development with potential casting of Christian Bale and Édgar Ramírez.
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| 2010 |
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Roberto Escobar published a book titled 'Escobar' detailing his brother Pablo's rise to infamy and eventual death.
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| October 2010 |
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The documentary 'Sins of My Father' premiered in the United States on HBO.
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