Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (international title: Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord; also known as Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal ) is a 2012 Colombian biographical TV series produced and broadcast on Caracol TV, based on a true story about the life of Pablo Escobar – the notorious druglord.
History From 28 May to 1 November 2012, Caracol TV aired Escobar: El Patrón del Mal weeknights at 9:30pm. From 9 to 27 July 2012, Telemundo aired one-hour episodes of Pablo Escobar weeknights at 10 pm/9c, replacing Decisiones Extremas. From 30 July 2012, to 24 January 2013, Telemundo aired half-hour episodes of Pablo Escobar and El Rostro de la Venganza weeknights, both sharing the 10 pm time slot. From 25 January onwards, one-hour episodes of El Rostro de la Venganza were broadcast.
Plot The series begins and ends with his dramatic last moments before being shot to death by agents of the National Police of Colombia, while escaping from a relative's home, and later flashing back to his childhood in Aburra Valley, Colombia, where Pablo is teased by his cousin, Gonzalo, and older brother, Peluche, on a footbridge crossing a creek, eventually rescued by his mother, who scolds Pablo for crying. His mother's influence on Escobar's life choices is portrayed in the first episode and throughout the series, starting with her admonishment that if he is going to do something bad, he had better do it really well, after he is frustrated while trying to cheat on a test and starting a class rebellion to avoid the consequences. As he and Gonzalo became older, they began their lives of organised crime, becoming bodyguards to a well known smuggler and eventually his partners, after successfully standing off with police in what would become Escobar's trademark "Plata o Plomo" approach to dealing with law enforcement – "accept our bribe or prepare for a shootout with us." After robbing a bank and being turned in by one of their neighbours, Pablo and his cousin start their careers as murderers by killing him.
Thereafter, the series follows Pablo's adventures and misadventures in organised crime and eventually cocaine smuggling, building an empire of wealthy criminals who contest power, often violently, with the Colombian state, eventually leading to murders of prominent politicians, policemen, business associates, friends, lovers, and eventually common citizens. The plot focuses on Escobar's contradictory drives to be a good husband; a decent, upstanding, Colombian citizen; a politician; a supporter of the poor; and a wealthy, powerful "bandido" (an endearing term for criminal, like "rascal"), all while seeking ever more political power, wealth, and sexual exploits.
Cast For the broadcast of the series, Caracol decided to change the real names of the characters and their aliases, although some resemblance was maintained between the physique of the characters and their aliases with the real people they played. The following tables show the names of the characters and actors, as well as the names of the real-life people they represent in the series.
Pablo Escobar and his Family Actor Role Real character Andres Parra Pablo EscobarPablo Escobar Christian Amofa Pablo Escobar (Young) Hernán Mauricio Ocampo Pablo Escobar (Child) Cecilia Navia Patricia Urrea de EscobarMaría Victoria Henao Vallejo de Escobar Eileen Moreno Patricia Urrea (Young) Christian Tappan Gonzalo Gaviria RiveroGustavo Gaviria Rivero Juan Sebastián Calero Gonzalo Gaviria (Young) Samuel Muñoz Gonzalo Gaviria (Child) Vicky Hernández Enelia Gaviria de EscobarHermilda Gaviria de Escobar Linda Lucía Callejas Enelia Gaviria (Young) Hernán Méndez Fidel Escobar Abel Escobar Rodolfo Silva Alberto Escobar Gaviria "El Peluche" Roberto Escobar Gaviria Tommy Vásquez Fabio UrreaJorge Armando Soto Fabio Urrea (Young)Sara Pinzón Daniela Escobar Urrea Manuela Escobar HenaoJohn Mirque Emilio Escobar Urrea Juan Pablo EscobarClaudia Rocío Mora Hurtado Maria Jose Escobar Alba Marina Escobar Francisco Bolívar Primo Luis Escobar Luis Fernando Escobar
Important members of the Medellín Cartel Actor Role Real Character Juan Carlos Arango Gustavo Ramírez Gacha «El Mariachi» Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha Alejandro Martínez Marcos HerberCarlos Lehder Aldemar Correa Julio Motoa Fabio Ochoa VásquezAlejandro Gutiérrez Germán Motoa Juan David Ochoa Vásquez Joavany Álvarez Pedro Motoa Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez Andrea Gómez Irma Nieves Motoa Martha Nieves OchoaAndrés Felipe Martínez Falcao Lopera Diego Londoño White Brian Moreno Federico Ramírez Freddy Rodríguez Celades Carlos Benjumea Julio Motoa Restrepo Fabio Ochoa Restrepo Carlos Hurtado Crisanto Pérez Héctor García Guido Patarroyo Guido Parra Montoya Luces Velásquez Graciela Rojas Griselda Blanco César Mora Alfredo Gutiérrez «El Alguacil» Alfredo Gómez López «Don Capone»Rafael Lahera Jorge Velasco «El Náufrago» Jorge Velásquez «El navegante»Sebastián Sánchez Harry Beal «El Piloto» Barry SealAndrés Echavarría ValenciaHugo Hernán ValenciaJuan Carlos MessierPablo Correa Arroyave
Group of hitmen Actor Role Real CharacterAndrés Felipe Torres Dagoberto Ruíz «El Topo» «El Chopo» Anderson Ballesteros John Mario Ortiz «Chili» John Jairo Arias «Pinina» Carlos Mariño Yeison Taborda «Marino»John Jairo Velásquez «Popeye»Jorge MonterrosaFélix "El Suizo"Alberto Prieto "El Suizo"Julio Cesar Acevedo Carlos Luis Arguelles «El Costra» Juan Carlos Aguilar Gallego «El Mugre»Andrés Soleibe John Rivero Acosta «El Buitre» Johnny Rivera Acosta «El Palomo»/Sergio Alfonso Ramírez «El Pájaro»Emerson YáñezJorge Elí Pabón «El Negro Pabón»Julián Caicedo Alias «El Candonga» «El Arete»Manuel Viveros Daniel Muñoz Mosquera «Kiko» Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera «La Quica» or «Kika» John Alex Castillo Caín Muñoz Mosquera «Caín» Brances Alexander Muñoz Mosquera «Tyson»Marcela Vargas Mireya Ortíz
Cali Cartel and Self-Defense Forces (PEPES) Actor Role Real CharacterAndrés Restrepo Hernando Arellano Luis Fernando Galeano Berrío «El Negro»Beto ArangoLibardo Aldana Morón «Don Libardo»Diego Fernando Murillo «Don Berna»Daniel Rocha Gerardo Carrera BuitragoHélmer Herrera BuitragoDavid Noreña Lucio MorenoCarlos Castaño Gil «El Comandante» Fernando Arango Mauricio Restrepo Teodoro Mauricio Fino Restrepo «El Gaviota» / Luis Enrique Ramírez Murillo «Miki Ramírez»Harold De Vasten Gildardo González Orjuela Gilberto Rodríguez OrejuelaHermes Camelo José Santacruz Londoño José Santacruz LondoñoLuis Ariel Martínez Enrique Ramada Gerardo MoncadaRicardo Vesga Evencio Díaz Rocha Ricardo Vélez Manuel González Orjuela Miguel Rodríguez OrejuelaWeimar Delgado Miguel MorenoFidel Castaño Gil «Rambo»
Members of the public force, judges and family members Actor Role Real CharacterCarmenza Cossio Jueza Magdalena Espinosa Jueza Mariela Espinosa ArangoGastón Velandia Mayor Gregorio Aristides Coronel Gregorio Sepúlveda Julio Pachón Coronel Jairo Jiménez Gómez Coronel Jaime Ramírez GómezCarlos KajúGonzalo Jiménez (hijo del coronel)Javier Ramírez Iván López Subteniente Martín Pabón Bolívar Mayor Hugo Martínez Bolívar Jr. Iván Rodríguez Coronel Hernando Navas Rivas Coronel Hernando Navas Rubio Jimmy Vásquez Coronel Martín Pabón General Hugo Martínez Poveda Andrea Martinez Teniente Carolina Ruiz Teniente Carolina Ramírez Jorge Herrera Gonzalo Zuluaga Serna Gustavo Zuluaga Serna Juan Pablo Franco General Muriel Peraza General Miguel Maza MárquezJulio Correal Tomás Pereira Jacobo Torregrosa Leonardo Acosta General Manuel UlloaGeneral Luis Fernando Montoya Coronel Ramiro Becerra Coronel Danilo González Luis Fernando Múnera Coronel Pedregal Coronel Flavio AcostaMario Ruiz Mayor Hugo AguirreCoronel Hugo AguilarMargarita Durán Leonor Cruz de Quintana Leonor Cruz de FranklínMauricio Figueroa Coronel Oswaldo Quintana Quintero Coronel Valdemar Franklin Quintero Juan David Restrepo Oswaldo Quintana Cruz Carlos Franklin Cruz Saín Castro Coronel Oscar Fernández Carmona General Oscar Peláez CarmonaYesenia Valencia Natalia de Jiménez Helena de Ramírez
Government and press members Actor Role Real Character Angie Cepeda Regina Parejo Virginia VallejoAndrés Aramburo Mariano Santana Juan Manuel SantosAndrés OgilvieAndrés Pastrana Armando Gutiérrez Yamid Amat Carlos Manuel Vesga Carlos Mauro Hoyos Ernesto Benjumea Rodrigo Lara Bonilla Fabián Mendoza César Gaviria Trujillo Marilyn Patiño Paula Jaramillo Diana Hoyos Nancy Restrepo de LaraFelix Antequera Ernesto Chacón Enrique Parejo GonzálezSantiago Soto Fernando Cano Busquets Germán Quintero Guillermo Cano IsazaGuillermo VillaAlfonso Reyes EchandíaFabio Restrepo Javier Ortiz Jairo Ortega RamírezGustavo Angarita Jr Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas Gustavo Ángel Fernán Santana Francisco Santos Calderón Helena Mallarino Jacqueline Arenal Maruja Pachón de VillamizarJacques Toukhmanian Ismael Giraldo Rafael PardoJaime Barbini Silvio De La Cruz Belisario BetancurJaime Santos Alfonso López MichelsenJorge Emilio Zuñiga Ramiro Vargas Virgilio BarcoJuan Ángel«El Nene» Judy Henríquez Carmiña Bedoya Marina MontoyaLiesel PotdevinDiana TurbayLiliana González de la Torre Azucena Liévano Luis Fernando Orozco Daniel Bedoya Nicolás MonteroLuis Carlos Galán Marcela Gallego Gloria Pachón de GalánMarcela ValenciaBeatriz Villamizar de Guerrero María Angélica Mallarino Nydia Quintero TurbayPedro Mogollón Hernán Santana Castillo Pedro Roda Juan Guillermo Cano Susana Torres Niki Polanía Durán María Jimena DuzánToto Vega Alonso Santorini Alberto SantofimioVíctor Hugo Morant Julio César TurbayVíctor Hugo Ruiz Fernando Uribe Restrepo
Left leaders and other characters Actor Role Real Character Diana Neira Yesenia Saldarriaga Wendy Chavarriaga Gil Fabio Rubiano Marco Navia Wolff Antonio Navarro Wolff Fernando Corredor Padre Rafael Gómez Herrera Padre Rafael García Herreros Orlando Valenzuela Bernardo Jaramillo OssaNacho Hijuelos Fayad Dager Jazbún Alberto Jubiz JazbúnRosmery Cárdenas Mariela Barragán de Jaramillo Tiberio Cruz Diego Pizano Leongómez Carlos Pizarro LeongómezTatiana Rentería Nina Pizano Leongómez Nina Pizarro LeongómezAlejandra Chamorro María Luna Lina María GarcíaHernán CabiativaFabrizzio RomeroIván Marino Ospina
Colombia broadcast Release dates and episode names, based on Colombia's Caracol TV broadcast.