Pablo Escobar's son shares gripping life story with Breakfast
Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Roberto Sendoya Escobar, the son of notorious drug lord and cartel leader Pablo Escobar, about his experience of being the child of one of the world's most notorious drug lords.
Roberto Sendoya Escobar is an author and artist, and the first-born son of Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, politician, and founder and sole leader of the Medellín Carte, Pablo Escobar.
Roberto Sendoya Escobar was born in a village on the outskirts of Bogota city, Colombia in South America on the 2nd of August 1965.
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Roberto's new book, 'Son of Escobar: First Born', is a dramatised account of the author’s experience as the son of a notorious drug lord.
On Thursday, Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to the artist and author about his book and his experience finding our that Pablo Escobar was his dad:
This taut thriller combines elements of autobiography, international intrigue, family drama, and true crime to create a gripping page-turner that will have you racing to its suspenseful denouement.
Pablo Escobar was the most notorious drug lord the world has ever seen. He became one of the ten richest men on the planet and controlled 80 percent of the global cocaine trade before he was shot dead in 1993.
In 1965, a secret mission by Colombian Special Forces, led by an MI6 agent, to recover a cash hoard from a safe house used by a young Pablo Escobar culminates in a shoot-out leaving many dead. Escobar and several of his men escape.
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Only a baby survived, Roberto Sendoya Escobar. In a bizarre twist of fate, the MI6 agent takes pity on the child, brings him home and later adopting him.
Over the years, Pablo Escobar tries, repeatedly, to kidnap his son. The child, unaware of his true identity, is allowed regular meetings with Escobar and it becomes apparent that Roberto’s adopted father and the British government are working covertly with the gangster in an attempt to control the money laundering and drug trades.
Many years later in England, as Roberto’s father lies dying in hospital, he hands his son a coded piece of paper which, he says, reveals the secret hiding place of Escobar’s 'missing millions'. The code is published in this book for the first time.
Watch the full interview here:
Escobar's book is available at Book Dealers in Rivonia, 40 Wessel Road or from Michael Pienaar at [email protected] or contact him on 079 443 2070.
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