A mugshot of Pablo Escobar taken in 1977 by the Medellín Control Agency.
Born
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria

1 December 1949
Rionegro, Colombia
Died 2 December 1993 (aged 44)
Medellín, Colombia
Cause of death Shooting
Other names
Don Pablo (Sir Pablo)
El Padrino (The Godfather)
El Patrón (The Boss)
El Señor (The Lord)
El Mágico (The Magician)
El Pablito (Little Pablo)
El Zar de la Cocaína (The Tsar of Cocaine)
Occupation Founder and head of the Medellín Cartel, and politician
Criminal penalty 5 years imprisonment[1]
Spouse(s) Maria Victoria Henao (1976–1993; his death)
Children
Sebastián Marroquín (1977)
Manuela Escobar (1984)
Conviction(s) Drug trafficking and smuggling, assassinations, bombing, bribery, racketeering, murder