History of Pablo Escobar
Early Life (1949–1970s) Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on December 1, 1949, in Rionegro, Colombia, and grew up in Medellín. He came from a lower-middle-class family and showed early involvement in petty crime—selling fake high-school diplomas, smuggling electronics, and stealing cars. By the early 1970s, Escobar had entered the world of large-scale smuggling. Rise…