| Native Name: | Escobar: El Patrón del Mal |
| Genre: | Drama Historical series Telenovela |
| Creator: | Juana Uribe Camilo Cano Gabriel Klement |
| Based On: | [1] |
| Director: | Carlos Moreno Laura Mora |
| Starring: | Andrés Parra Angie Cepeda Cecilia Navia Vicky Hernández Christian Tappan Rodrigo Silva Tommy Vásquez Toto Vega Nicolás Montero Marcela Gallego Ernesto Benjumea Diana Hoyos Susana Torres César Mora Germán Quintero Helena Mallarino Juan Carlos Arango Alejandro Martínez Julio Pachón Anderson Ballesteros |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Num Episodes: | 113 [2] (Caracol) 74 (international)[3] |
| Producer: | Juana Uribe Camilo Cano Gabriel Klement |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes 43 minutes (international) |
| Company: | Caracol TV |
| Channel: | Caracol TV |
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 telenovela produced and broadcast on Caracol TV, based on a true story about the life of Pablo Escobar – the notorious druglord. It is available only in Spanish. There is a version available with English dubbed, as well as a version dubbed in Hindi on the ZEE5 app. It also aired in Arabic dub on Lana TV. It is also available in version dubbed in Turkish on Netflix.
From May 28 to November 1, 2012, Caracol TV aired Escobar: El Patrón del Mal weeknights at 9:30pm.[4] [5] From July 9 to July 27, 2012, Telemundo aired one-hour episodes of Pablo Escobar weeknights at 10pm/9c, replacing Decisiones Extremas.[6] [7] From July 30, 2012 to January 24, 2013, Telemundo aired half-hour episodes of Pablo Escobar and El Rostro de la Venganza weeknights, both sharing the 10pm time slot.[8] [9] From January 25 onwards, one-hour episodes of El Rostro de la Venganza were broadcast.[10]
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 neighbors, Pablo and his cousin start their careers as murderers by killing him. Thereafter, the series follows Pablo's adventures and misadventures in organized 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.
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.
| Actor | Role | Real character |
|---|---|---|
| Andrés Parra | Pablo Escobar | Pablo Escobar |
| Mauricio Mejía | Pablo Escobar (Young) | |
| Hernán Mauricio Ocampo | Pablo Escobar (Child) | |
| Cecilia Navia | Patricia Urrea de Escobar | María Victoria Henao Vallejo de Escobar |
| Eileen Moreno | Patricia Urrea (Young) | |
| Christian Tappan | Gonzalo Gaviria Rivero | Gustavo Gaviria Rivero |
| Juan Sebastián Calero | Gonzalo Gaviria (Young) | |
| Samuel Muñoz | Gonzalo Gaviria (Child) | |
| Vicky Hernández | Enelia Gaviria de Escobar | Hermilda 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 Urrea | |
| Jorge Armando Soto | Fabio Urrea (Young) | |
| Sara Pinzón | Daniela Escobar Urrea | Manuela Escobar Henao |
| John Mirque | Emilio Escobar Urrea | Juan Pablo Escobar |
| Claudia Rocío Mora Hurtado | Maria Jose Escobar | Alba Marina Escobar |
| Francisco Bolívar | Primo Luis Escobar | Luis Fernando Escobar |
| Actor | Role | Real Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos Arango | Gustavo Ramírez Gacha «El Mariachi» | Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha | |
| Alejandro Martínez | Marcos Herber | Carlos Lehder | |
| Aldemar Correa | Julio Motoa | Fabio Ochoa Vásquez | |
| Alejandro Gutiérrez | Germán Motoa | Juan David Ochoa Vásquez | |
| Joavany Álvarez | Pedro Motoa | Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez | |
| Andrea Gómez | Irma Nieves Motoa | Martha Nieves Ochoa | |
| Andrés 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 | Evaristo Porras | |
| 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 Seal |
| Actor | Role | Real Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés 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 Monterrosa | Félix "El Suizo" | Alberto Prieto "El Suizo" | |
| Julio Cesar Acevedo | Carlos Luis Arguelles «El Costra» | Juan Carlos Aguilar Gallego «El Mugre» | |
| John Alex Castillo | Caín Muñoz Mosquera «Caín» | Brances Alexander Muñoz «Tyson» | |
| Andrés Soleibe | John Rivero Acosta «El Buitre» | Johnny Rivera Acosta «El Palomo»/Sergio Alfonso Ramírez «El Pájaro» | |
| Emerson Yáñez | Jorge Elí Pabón «El Negro» | ||
| Julián Caicedo | Alias «El Candonga» | Carlos Mario Alzate «El Arete» | |
| Manuel Viveros | Daniel Muñoz Mosquera «El Quico» | Dandenys Muñoz Mosquera «La Quica» | |
| Marcela Vargas | Mireya Ortíz | ||
| Actor | Role | Real Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Echavarría Valencia | Hugo Hernán Valencia | ||
| Andrés Restrepo | Hernando Arellano | Fernando Galeano | |
| Beto Arango | Libardo Aldana Morón «Don Libardo» | Diego Fernando Murillo «Don Berna» | |
| Daniel Rocha | Gerardo Carrera Buitrago | Hélmer Herrera Buitrago | |
| David Noreña | Lucio Moreno | Carlos Castaño Gil | |
| Mauricio Restrepo | Teodoro Mauricio Fino Restrepo «El Gaviota» | ||
| Harold De Vasten | Gildardo González Orjuela | Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela | |
| Hermes Camelo | José Santacruz Londoño | José Santacruz Londoño | |
| Luis Ariel Martínez | Enrique Ramada | Gerardo Moncada | |
| Ricardo Vesga | Evencio Díaz Rocha | Jaime Rueda Rocha | |
| Ricardo Vélez | Manuel González Orjuela | Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela | |
| Weimar Delgado | Miguel Moreno | Fidel Castaño | |
| Actor | Role | Real Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmenza Cossio | Jueza Magdalena Espinosa | Jueza Mariela Espinosa Arango | |
| Gastón Velandia | Mayor Gregorio Aristides | Coronel Gregorio Sepúlveda | |
| Julio Pachón | Coronel Jairo Jiménez Gómez | Coronel Jaime Ramírez Gómez | |
| Carlos Kajú | Gonzalo 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 Márquez | |
| Julio Correal | Tomás Pereira | Jacobo Torregrosa | |
| Leonardo Acosta | General Manuel Ulloa | General Miguel Gómez Padilla | |
| Luis Fernando Montoya | Coronel Ramiro Becerra | ||
| Luis Fernando Múnera | Coronel Pedregal | Coronel Flavio Acosta | |
| Mario Ruiz | Mayor Hugo Aguirre | Coronel Hugo Aguilar | |
| Margarita Durán | Leonor Cruz de Quintana | Leonor Cruz de Franklín | |
| Mauricio 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 Carmona | |
| Yesenia Valencia | Natalia de Jiménez | Helena de Ramírez[11] |
| Actor | Role | Real Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Cepeda | Regina Parejo | Virginia Vallejo | |
| Andrés Aramburo | Mariano Santana | Juan Manuel Santos | |
| Andrés Ogilvie | Andrés 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 Lara | ||
| Felix Antequera | Ernesto Chacón | Enrique Parejo González | |
| Santiago Soto | Fernando Cano Busquets | ||
| Germán Quintero | Guillermo Cano Isaza | ||
| Guillermo Villa | Alfonso Reyes Echandía | ||
| Fabio Restrepo | Javier Ortiz | Jairo Ortega Ramírez | |
| Gustavo Angarita Jr | Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas | ||
| Gustavo Ángel | Fernán Santana | Francisco Santos Calderón | |
| Helena Mallarino | Ana María Busquets de Cano | ||
| Jacqueline Arenal | Maruja Pachón de Villamizar | ||
| Jacques Toukhmanian | Ismael Giraldo | Rafael Pardo | |
| Jaime Barbini | Silvio De La Cruz | Belisario Betancur | |
| Jaime Santos | Alfonso López Michelsen | ||
| Jorge Emilio Zuñiga | Ramiro Vargas | Virgilio Barco | |
| Juan Ángel | «El Nene» | ||
| Judy Henríquez | Carmiña Bedoya | Marina Montoya | |
| Liesel Potdevin | Diana Turbay | ||
| Liliana González de la Torre | Azucena Liévano | ||
| Luis Fernando Orozco | Daniel Bedoya | Germán Montoya | |
| Nicolás Montero | Luis Carlos Galán | ||
| Marcela Gallego | Gloria Pachón de Galán | ||
| Marcela Valencia | Beatriz Villamizar de Guerrero | ||
| María Angélica Mallarino | Nydia Quintero | ||
| Pedro Mogollón | Hernán Santana Castillo | Hernando Santos Castillo | |
| Pedro Roda | Juan Guillermo Cano | ||
| Susana Torres | Niki Polanía Durán | María Jimena Duzán | |
| Toto Vega | Alonso Santorini | Alberto Santofimio | |
| Víctor Hugo Morant | Julio César Turbay | ||
| Víctor Hugo Ruiz | Fernando Uribe Restrepo | ||
| 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 Ossa | |
| Nacho Hijuelos | Fayad Dager Jazbún | Alberto Jubiz Jazbún |
| Rosmery Cárdenas | Mariela Barragán de Jaramillo | |
| Tiberio Cruz | Diego Pizano Leongómez | Carlos Pizarro Leongómez |
| Tatiana Rentería | Nina Pizano Leongómez | Nina Pizarro Leongómez |
| Alejandra Chamorro | María Luna | Lina María García |
| Hernán Cabiativa | Fabrizzio Romero | Iván Marino Ospina |
| Air Date | Rating | Episode Title | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2012 | bgcolor=lime | 26.9 | "Enelia le da sus primeros consejos a Pablo"1 | 01 |
| May 29, 2012 | 26.7 | "Pablo comienza a jugar con candela"2 | 02 | |
| May 30, 2012 | 23.0 | "Pablo Escobar huye de la cárcel" | 03 | |
| May 31, 2012 | 23.5 | "Pablo se entrega a las autoridades" | 04 | |
| June 1, 2012 | 21.4 | "Pablo y Gonzalo inauguran la hacienda 'Nápoles | 05 | |
| June 4, 2012 | 24.1 | "Una nueva fuerza armada nace" | 06 | |
| June 5, 2012 | 21.5 | "Pablo Escobar tiene su primer encuentro con la política" | 07 | |
| June 6, 2012 | 22.3 | "Pablo Escobar quiere ser miembro del Congreso de la república" | 08 | |
| June 7, 2012 | 23.4 | "Paty por poco descubre las andanzas de Pablo" | 09 | |
| June 8, 2012 | 18.6 | "A Escobar se le facilita su incursión en la política" | 10 | |
| June 12, 2012 | 21.6 | "Regina Parejo aparece en la vida de Pablo Escobar" | 11 | |
| June 13, 2012 | 19.0 | "Escobar es elegido como 'honorable' representante a la Cámara" | 12 | |
| June 14, 2012 | 19.3 | "Escobar busca ser el 'Robin Hood criollo | 13 | |
| June 15, 2012 | 15.8 | "Un duro debate pone en jaque a Rodrigo Lara" | 14 | |
| June 19, 2012 | 16.9 | "Galán le pide una explicación a Lara" | 15 | |
| June 20, 2012 | 15.5 | "El Ministro sorprende al país con sus declaraciones" | 16 | |
| June 21, 2012 | 17.3 | "La Policía desmantela Tranquilandia" | 17 | |
| June 22, 2012 | 15.5 | "Pablo Escobar emprende su venganza" | 18 | |
| June 25, 2012 | 16.8 | "Atentado acaba con la vida de Rodrigo Lara" | 19 | |
| June 26, 2012 | 17.7 | "El magnicidio de Lara causa conmoción en el país" | 20 | |
| June 27, 2012 | 16.1 | "Tras las huellas de los criminales" | 21 | |
| June 28, 2012 | 15.7 | "Pablo y Gonzalo llegan a Panamá" | 22 | |
| June 29, 2012 | 12.6 | "Escobar no se sale con la suya" | 23 | |
| July 3, 2012 | 15.9 | "En busca de 'protección' y aliados" | 24 | |
| July 4, 2012 | 13.8 | "A Escobar sus propios hombres lo empiezan a traicionar" | 25 | |
| July 5, 2012 | 14.9 | "Prueba reina definiría la extradición" | 26 | |
| July 6, 2012 | 13.5 | "El MR-2O ejecuta la Toma del Palacio de Justicia" | 27 | |
| July 9, 2012 | 15.1 | "Ola de terror en contra de jueces" | 28 | |
| July 10, 2012 | 15.2 | "La Policía, tras las huellas de Herber" | 29 | |
| July 11, 2012 | 16.1 | "Asesinan al Magistrado Zuluaga" | 30 | |
| July 12, 2012 | 17.8 | "Jiménez se protege ante las amenazas" | 31 | |
| July 13, 2012 | 13.4 | "Declaran inexequible la extradición" | 32 | |
| July 16, 2012 | 14.5 | Los extraditables' buscan la manera de ser juzgados en Colombia" | 32 | |
| July 17, 2012 | 15.8 | "En busca de la prueba reina" | 34 | |
| July 18, 2012 | 15.3 | "Atentan contra el corresponsal de El Espectador" | 35 | |
| July 19, 2012 | 13.6 | "El Coronel Jiménez corre peligro" | 36 | |
| July 23, 2012 | 14.2 | "Muere vilmente el Coronel Jiménez" | 37 | |
| July 24, 2012 | 15.6 | "El país, horrorizado con la muerte del Coronel Jiménez" | 38 | |
| July 25, 2012 | 14.0 | "La Policía inspecciona la Hacienda Nápoles" | 39 | |
| July 26, 2012 | 14.1 | "La vida de Cano está en peligro" | 40 | |
| July 27, 2012 | 13.8 | "Guillermo Cano es asesinado" | 41 | |
| July 30, 2012 | 14.9 | "El país llora la muerte de Cano" | 42 | |
| July 31, 2012 | 13.6 | "La prensa rechaza el asesinato de Cano" | 43 | |
| August 1, 2012 | 13.7 | "La maldad de Escobar traspasa fronteras" | 44 | |
| August 2, 2012 | 13.8 | "Escobar quiere asesinar a Herber" | 45 | |
| August 3, 2012 | 11.5 | "A Escobar le conviene tener vivo a Herber" | 46 | |
| August 6, 2012 | 11.8 | "Marcos Herber es capturado por la Policía" | 47 | |
| August 8, 2012 | 13.2 | "Escobar burla a las autoridades" | 48 | |
| August 9, 2012 | 13.0 | "Escobar 'vende' a sus propios hombres" | 49 | |
| August 10, 2012 | 11.8 | "Mauricio, muy cerca de descubrir la traición de Pablo" | 50 | |
| August 13, 2012 | 14.1 | "Escobar le entrega un 'falso positivo' a Pedregal" | 51 | |
| August 14, 2012 | 13.5 | "Escobar anuncia una nueva guerra" | 52 | |
| August 15, 2012 | 13.4 | "Explotan petardos en Drogas El Rebajón" | 53 | |
| August 16, 2012 | 12.5 | "Pedro Motoa es detenido" | 54 | |
| August 17, 2012 | 12.6 | "El Cartel de Cali prepara un atentado contra Escobar" | 55 | |
| August 21, 2012 | 13.1 | "El 'Marino' asesina a Yesenia" | 56 | |
| August 22, 2012 | 13.5 | "Motoa es dejado en libertad" | 57 | |
| August 23, 2012 | 13.2 | "Atentan contra Pablo Escobar y su familia" | 58 | |
| August 24, 2012 | 13.7 | "Escobar no deja que su cabeza tenga precio" | 59 | |
| August 27, 2012 | 13.8 | "Secuestran a Andrés Pastrana" | 60 | |
| August 28, 2012 | 13.9 | "Escobar le da la cara a Pastrana" | 61 | |
| August 29, 2012 | 12.3 | "La guerra se recrudece entre el Estado y los narcos" | 62 | |
| August 30, 2012 | 13.8 | "Anuncian el asesinato del Procurador General de la Nación" | 63 | |
| August 31, 2012 | 12.4 | "La furia y los celos, los peores enemigos de Escobar" | 64 | |
| September 3, 2012 | 14.1 | "Pablo Escobar desata toda su ira" | 65 | |
| September 4, 2012 | 13.4 | "El 'Mariachi' prepara un plan siniestro" | 66 | |
| September 5, 2012 | 12.9 | "Nuevas víctimas del terror de Pablo Escobar" | 67 | |
| September 6, 2012 | 13.2 | "El Coronel Quintana no tiene salida" | 68 | |
| September 7, 2012 | 11.6 | "El Coronel Quintana es asesinado" | 69 | |
| September 10, 2012 | 13.7 | "Pese a las advertencias, Galán decide ir a Soacha" | 70 | |
| September 12, 2012 | 13.0 | "El crimen que hizo reaccionar al país" | 71 | |
| September 13, 2012 | 12.6 | "El país se conmociona con la pérdida de este valiente" | 72 | |
| September 14, 2012 | 12.1 | "El Gobierno se compromete a dar con los asesinos" | 73 | |
| September 17, 2012 | 12.7 | "Ana María Cano busca la seguridad de El Espectador" | 74 | |
| September 18, 2012 | 13.5 | "Atentan contra El Espectador" | 75 | |
| September 19, 2012 | 12.3 | "El Espectador sigue adelante" | 76 | |
| September 20, 2012 | 14.3 | "Cae el primer miembro de la familia de Escobar" | 77 | |
| September 21, 2012 | 12.4 | "Escobar ordena dos grandes atentados" | 78 | |
| September 24, 2012 | 14.1 | "Peraza recibe un sobre bomba" | 79 | |
| September 25, 2012 | 12.6 | "Un cruel y atroz atentado conmociona a Colombia" | 80 | |
| September 26, 2012 | 13.4 | "Atentan contra el edificio del DAI" | 81 | |
| September 27, 2012 | 12.6 | "El 'narcoterrorismo' no triunfará" | 82 | |
| September 28, 2012 | bgcolor=red | 10.9 | "El grupo élite, tras las huellas del 'Mariachi | 83 |
| October 1, 2012 | 14.9 | "El Grupo élite y el 'Mariachi' se enfrentan" | 84 | |
| October 2, 2012 | 15.9 | "Las autoridades dan de baja al 'Mariachi | 85 | |
| October 3, 2012 | 13.2 | "Escobar envía un mensaje al Gobierno" | 86 | |
| October 4, 2012 | 13.6 | Los extraditables' aceptan el llamado de paz" | 87 | |
| October 5, 2012 | 12.0 | "Cancelan las negociaciones de paz" | 88 | |
| October 8, 2012 | 13.9 | "Escobar le pone precio a los policías" | 89 | |
| October 9, 2012 | 13.4 | "Cae otro candidato presidencial" | 90 | |
| October 10, 2012 | 15.4 | "Escobar emprende la guerra contra Pabón" | 91 | |
| October 11, 2012 | 13.9 | "Escobar revela las intenciones de las Autodefensas" | 92 | |
| October 17, 2012 | 14.6 | "Atentan contra Pizano" | 93 | |
| October 18, 2012 | 14.7 | "Pabón recibe una 'jugosa' propuesta" | 94 | |
| October 19, 2012 | 14.2 | "Cae el 'Chili', la mano derecha de Escobar" | 95 | |
| October 22, 2012 | 15.7 | "Las autoridades, cada vez más cerca de Escobar" | 96 | |
| October 23, 2012 | 13.8 | "Escobar se enferma de paludismo" | 97 | |
| October 24, 2012 | 12.7 | "Gonzalo Gaviria cae en enfrentamiento con el Grupo élite" | 98 | |
| October 25, 2012 | 14.5 | "Diana Turbay cae en las garras de Pablo Escobar" | 99 | |
| October 26, 2012 | 12.2 | "Turbay es secuestrada por orden de Escobar" | 100 | |
| October 29, 2012 | 13.5 | "Maruja y Berenice, víctimas del 'patrón del mal'" | 101 | |
| October 30, 2012 | 13.7 | "Los Motoa están pensando en entregarse" | 102 | |
| October 31, 2012 | 12.2 | "Diana Turbay muere en su rescate" | 103 | |
| November 1, 2012 | 11.9 | "Un sacerdote será intermediario para la paz" | 104 | |
| November 2, 2012 | 11.5 | "Escobar planea entregarse" | 105 | |
| November 6, 2012 | 12.0 | "Escobar se entrega a las autoridades" | 106 | |
| November 7, 2012 | 13.3 | "El Cartel de Cali quiere 'negociar' con Escobar" | 107 | |
| November 8, 2012 | 12.6 | "Escobar sigue delinquiendo desde La Catedral" | 108 | |
| November 9, 2012 | 11.8 | "El Gobierno autoriza la creación de un Bloque de Búsqueda" | 109 | |
| November 13, 2012 | 12.1 | "Muere 'Caín', otro hombre de Pablo Escobar" | 110 | |
| November 15, 2012 | 12.6 | "Caen poco a poco los hombres de Pablo Escobar" | 111 | |
| November 16, 2012 | 12.8 | "'Los pepes' atentan contra la familia Escobar" | 112 | |
| November 19, 2012 | 17.0 | "La muerte de Pablo Escobar" | 113 |
The series was created by Camilo Cano and Juana Uribe, vice president of Caracol TV and the series' producer. Cano's father, Guillermo Cano, who was publisher of newspaper El Espectador, was murdered by Escobar in December 1986. Uribe's mother, Maruja Pachón, was kidnapped on Escobar's orders, and her uncle, presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán, was killed on Escobar's orders in August 1989.[12]
According to Caracol TV, the series features 1,300 actors and more than 450 locations; each episode cost COP 300 million (€131,000, £105,000 or US$164,000).
After heavy promotion on Caracol TV and in El Espectador, Escobar premiered with high ratings.[13] However, some people have criticized the show,[14] wondering if the audience will eventually identify with the drug lord instead of the people who fought him.[15] A researcher, prior to the release of the show, opined to Medellín newspaper El Colombiano that the series will not add anything to TV "because its treatment is not a documentary" and it does not address "rigorous academic research. The model is fiction and the victims' participation won't be anything more than an anecdote. On the contrary, this kind of series eventually distorts knowledge about history in public opinion."[16]
Telemundo's July 9 broadcast of Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal averaged nearly 2.2 million viewers.[17] [18]
Confirmed on June 27, 2013.[19] The finalists were announced on July 31, 2013.[20] Winners were announced on August 15, 2013.[21]
| Category | Nominee | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novela of the Year | Pablo Escobar, El Patrón del Mal | ||
| Favorite Lead Actor | Andrés Parra | ||
| Best Bad Luck Moment | Pablo is discovered |