Editing Pablo Escobar

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|fullname = Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria

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{{Quote|All empires are created of blood and fire.|Pablo Escobar.}}

Escobar was born in Rionegro, Colombia, and grew up in nearby Medellín, studying briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellin but left without a degree. He began to engage in criminal activity involving the sale of contraband cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, and also participated in motor vehicle theft. In the 1970s, he began to work for various contraband smugglers, often kidnapping and holding people for ransom before beginning to distribute powder cocaine himself, as well as establishing the first smuggling routes into the United States in 1975. His infiltration to the [[Illegal Drug Trade|illegal drug trade]] in the U.S. expanded exponentially due to the rising demand for cocaine; and, by the 1980s, it was estimated that 70 to 80 tons of cocaine were being shipped from Colombia to the U.S. monthly. His drug network was commonly known as the Medellín Cartel, which often competed with rival cartels domestically and abroad, resulting in massacres and the murders of police officers, judges, locals, and prominent politicians.

In 1982 parliamentary election, Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as part of the Liberal Alternative movement. Through this, he was responsible for the construction of houses and football fields in western Colombia, which gained him popularity among the locals of the towns that he frequented. However, Colombia became the "murder capital of the world", and Escobar was vilified by the Colombian and American governments. In 1993, Escobar was shot and killed in his hometown by the Colombian National Police, Search Bloc, a day after his 44th birthday.

==Legacy==

Pablo Escobar has been perceived by people from around the world as one of the most, impeccable and ambitious drug traffickers on the planet. He has been mentioned frequently in several songs by American rappers and groups, mainly in songs by New York rapper Nas, who named his alter ego "Nas Escobar" after Pablo Escobar. He first introduced the appellation in 1995 on Mobb Deep's "Eye For An Eye".

Other rappers and hip hop groups that mentioned Escobar's name in their songs include Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne. In 2001, American director Ted Demme released his film ''Blow'' about American drug trafficker [[George Jung]], in which Escobar was interpreted by New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis. Escobar appears as the main character in the first two seasons of Netflix's original series ''Narcos'', where he is portrayed by Brazilian actor Wagner Moura.

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