Pablo Escobar documentary on Netflix: Release date, history, net worth of Colombian drug lord

Netflix is all set to stream Pablo Escobar documentary in July this year. Titled as 500 Days of Escobar (Los 500 días de Escobar) will drop on OTT streaming giant on July 19. The film witnessed release in Colombia later part of the last year, as per a report on WhatsOnNetflix.

The documentary delves into the life of Colombian drug lord, and the famous 500-day plot to hunt him down in 1990s. The film has testimony of Alonso Salazar, María Emma Mejía Vélez, Javier Peña, Óscar Naranjo, Gustavo Salazar Pineda, and Nicolas Escobar Urquijo.

Simon Hernandez and Jorge Cardona Alzate are the men behind the documentary.


Pablo Escobar led one of the world's most powerful and notorious criminal organizations, the Medellin cartel. His fortune, made from trafficking cocaine, was estimated by Forbes in 1987 to have reached over $3 billion although some accounts put it at much higher, Reuters reported.

Thousands of people were killed in cartel-related violence during and after his death in 1993 when he was shot by security forces.

Earlier in April this year, the European Court of Justice ruled that the name of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar cannot be registered as an EU trade mark, as per a Reuters report.

The court upheld the decision of the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) that refused a trade mark application by Escobar Inc. in 2022.

Escobar Inc. was founded in Puerto Rico by Pablo Escobar's brother Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria, who spent 12 years in prison for his role in his brother's criminal organisation.

Gaviria said in 2020 that his company would launch a foldable smartphone called the Escobar Fold 1. The company currently sells a crypto currency called Escobar Cash, according to its website.

FAQs:

Q1. Who was Pablo Escobar?
A1. Pablo Escobar led one of the world's most powerful and notorious criminal organizations, the Medellin cartel. His fortune, made from trafficking cocaine, was estimated by Forbes in 1987 to have reached over $3 billion although some accounts put it at much higher.

Q2. What is the name of Pablo Escobar's brother?
A2. Pablo Escobar's brother is Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria. Gaviria spent 12 years in prison for his role in his brother's criminal organisation.