Sebastián Marroquín Explained

Sebastián Marroquín
Birth Name:Juan Pablo Escobar Henao
Birth Date:24 February 1977
Birth Place:Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Alma Mater:Instituto ORT
Universidad de Palermo
Occupation:Architect, author
Known For:Being the son of Pablo Escobar
Parents:Victoria Eugenia Henao
Pablo Escobar
Children:1
Awards:Golden Book Awards

Sebastián Marroquín (born Juan Pablo Escobar Henao 24 February 1977)[1] [2] is a Colombian architect, author, and the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Life

After the death of Pablo Escobar in 1993, Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, his mother, and his sister Manuela Escobar first fled to Mozambique, then traveled on tourist visas to Argentina, where they ultimately remained and became citizens in exile from their native Colombia. Juan Pablo chose the name "Sebastián Marroquín" from the telephone book and adopted it as his new name since he needed a new identity, stating in an interview with Skavlan that airlines refused to sell to him under the Escobar name.

Although he and his family continue to make money on the rights to Pablo Escobar's name and likeness (such as selling clothing bearing his likeness for extra income), and have tried three times (unsuccessfully) to register Escobar's name as a brand,[3] Marroquín prefers not to be linked with his father because as he said in one of the interviews that after his death no one was helping them; they also faced death threats, so they had to change their names to escape from there. He is also determined to dissociate himself from the Medellín Cartel and the illegal drug trade in Colombia.[4]

Marroquín graduated from college with a degree in architecture. He now lives in Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires with his wife and son, and works as an architect. He has since met with some of his father's victims.

Marroquín has returned to Colombia twice for visits: to pay his respects at his father's grave and for the documentary's premiere. He was not allowed to enter Hacienda Nápoles for a return visit to Escobar's 20km2 estate east of Medellin, confiscated by the Colombian government after Escobar's death and now managed by the municipality of Puerto Triunfo as a public park, campground, and museum of Escobar's crimes.[5]

On May of 2024 he appeared in a famous Serbian talk show Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem.[6]

Sins of My Father

Sins of My Father (2009), an Argentine movie documentary five years in the making, "followed Marroquín as he apologized to the sons of victims his late father ordered assassinated during a decade of terrorizing Colombia during his time as a major drug lord."[7] The film promoted reconciliation and ending hatred.[5]

Pablo Escobar: My Father

Using his birth name, Juan Pablo Escobar, Marroquín authored the book Pablo Escobar: My Father (2014).[8] [9] [10]

Following the murder of a Netflix location scout for the crime drama series Narcos in Temascalapa, Mexico, Marroquín stated: "Nothing has changed except the names. Now there's even more drug-trafficking and corruption."[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 September 2015 . Paul . Imison . Pablo Escobar's son: Why I gave up my vow of revenge and work to reform drug policy . . 2 December 2016.
  2. Web site: 22 September 2016 . Martín . Álvarez Engel . Drug Baron Pablo Escobar's Son Has Emerged As An Unlikely Voice For Peace . . 2 December 2016 . Oath Inc..
  3. News: . Family of Pablo Escobar attempt to register his name as a brand . 14 September 2013 . Agence France-Presse . Agence France-Presse . Malkin . Bonnie . . 23 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Pablo Escobar's son: Why I gave up my vow of revenge and work to reform drug policy. 6 September 2015. The Independent.
  5. News: Sebastian Marroquin speaks out about his father, Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar . . 2 December 2009 . 6 January 2014 . Juan . Forero . 3 .
  6. News: Ivana Bradanji . 9 May 2024 . Huan Pablo Eskobar na večeri sa Ivanom Ivanovićem . Blic . 29 May 2024 . Serbian . Juan Pablo Escobar at a dinner with Ivan Ivanović.
  7. Web site: Alex . Hocking . All my father left me was his watch: Juan Pablo Escobar . . 3 May 2010 . 6 January 2014.
  8. News: 'Pablo Escobar: My Father Which Art In Heaven, Becomes Bestseller in Latin America; Escobar Jr. Says Father Helped Stigmatize Colombians . Latin Post . 15 September 2015 . Yara . Simon . 29 December 2014.
  9. . Top 10 Tales from Pablo Escobar's Son's Book. Kyra . Gurney . 5 December 2014 . Some of Escobar's relatives and associates discussed in the article include: Gustavo Gaviria, Victoria Eugenia Henao Vallejo (Marroquín’s mother), Roberto Escobar and his wife, "El Gordo" (one of Escobar's men) on whom the drug lord pulled a cruel prank, Nicolas (Escobar's "chubby cousin"), Alba Marina (Marroquín's aunt), Alberto Fujimori and his chief intelligence officer Vladimiro Montesinos, Jorge Giron Terrazas "El Negro" Pabon (Escobar's friend), and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.
  10. Web site: About Escobar Henao . 3 December 2016 . Escobarhenao.com . 31 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531161155/http://www.escobarhenao.com/en/content/8-escobar-henao . dead .
  11. Web site: Pablo Escobar's Son Warns Netflix 'Nothing Has Changed' When It Comes To Cartel Violence . . Claire . Reid . 7 October 2017 . 23 November 2018.