![]() At an early age, he understood that he was adopted and from Colombia, but until then he was under the impression that his parents, Pat and Joan, never knew his true background.īack in 1965, Pat was in charge of an operation to recoup money stolen from De La Rue, a banknote printer in charge of Colombia’s currency. Phillip Witcomb was 24 in 1989 when he finally learned the truth. I had met him only fleetingly, unaware of our connection – or that there were times he was prepared to kill to win me back.” () “I learned that my biological father was Pablo Escobar, the most notorious gangster in the history of the world. Worst still, envisage believing your father is an English businessman only later to find out that in fact, he adopted you and was actually working undercover for MI6 and the British Intelligence Service to gain information from him about the most infamous cartel to have ever formed in Colombia. He also has his own page here.Imagine being the son of possibly the most notorious drug lord ever to wander the earth. He says he is glad he never became his father’s duplicate.įind him on Twitter here. Sebastian Marroquin has made a life traveling Latin America giving anti-violence talks and pushing for drug policy reform. I have thousands of letters he wrote me giving me advice… encouraging me to get an education, be a good person, stay away from drugs.’ ‘I had the strange privilege of being Pablo Escobar’s son. In contrast, Sebastian Marroquin has also stated his father gave him his first lesson on drugs at age nine and told him never to follow into his footsteps. Sebastian Marroquin says it wasn’t all happiness, he remembers deaths, betrayals and his father’s unpredictable conduct as well. He wrote a book title ‘Pablo Escobar: My Father’ –where he speaks of the riches he witnessed growing up, including parties with pinatas filled with thousands of dollars, burning 2 million dollars to keep warm while on the run, delivery on helicopters, moving between 15 hideaways his dad had all over the city. His mother is Maria Victoria, who changed his name to María Isabel Santos Caballero. He then fled Colombia for Argentina with his family. He was 17, when his father was killed in 1993. Sebastian Marroquin, was born Juan Pablo Escobar in 1977. Sebastian Marroquin also remembers his home as a place of fear, he says he feared for the safety of his father. Sebastian Marroquin was raised between unimaginable luxuries including go-kart race track, massive swimming pools and even a private zoo. According to the Daily Mail, he spent his childhood at his father seven square miles of land in the Colombian countryside that made up the Naples Estate. Sebastian Marroquin recently talked about his childhood and how was growing up as the son of Pablo Escobar. He made his name by sponsoring charity projects and soccer clubs, but later terror campaigns turned public opinion against him. He entered the cocaine trade in the early 1970s and helped found the Medellin Cartel. ![]() His life has been documented over and over and is well known in pop culture for his ambition and ruthlessness making him the most violent criminal at the time.Įscobar made his fortune by controlling over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the U.S. Pablo Escobar’s criminal life inspired numerous entertainment projects including, books, films, TV documentaries, music and even games.
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