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THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT

PABLO ESCOBAR, THE LORD OF EVIL

Good morning, Pablo.

Good morning, Colonel.

Have you by any chance heard something about that recent explosion?

No, no one's said anything.

So what are we going to do about the arrest warrants?

The issue is sizzling.

I wanted to ask you to please take care of my family,

because they are going to be alone in that building, Colonel.

Don't worry, nothing will happen to them. Relax.

As if you didn't know how inflexible the National Government is,

they'll do whatever they have to in order to get me.

So what are you going to do?

Will you leave, or will you stay here in Medellín?

Why don't you get in touch with the central office

to see if they have any news? Please, do me that favor.

Colonel Pedregal here.

Colonel Pedregal here. Can you inform me of a recent explosion?

Colonel. Yes, the lines are all cut.

They've informed us of an explosion in El Poblado,

in a very luxurious building, called Monaco.

- I knew it. - Right, we're leaving immediately.

- Let's go! - Let's all leave together!

Get in touch with him now!

Let's go, let's go! Hurry up, quickly!

What information is there on the explosion that shook Medellín today?

There have been some phone calls, which haven't been checked yet,

from the so-called Death to Drug Traffickers movement,

but the authorities cannot say if this has any foundation,

because a careful investigation has to be carried out first.

You all saw how difficult it was to identify the vehicle, a plate was.

But of course, as usual, it must be a stolen car.

Anyhow, further investigations are necessary

to establish if there's any basis to this,

particularly in the case of those who have made the phone calls.

What information is there of the people who were at the building?

The building was empty, with the exception of the penthouse.

A very luxurious one.

Hurry, Marino. Please hurry up.

Give me that. Hang up.

Mr. Mayor, what measures are going to be taken regarding these acts of terrorism?

Answer me, Patricia, please answer me.

It is very difficult to take measures.

This must be done with the cooperation of the nation

and the people...

Speed up, Marino. Speed up.

Notwithstanding the patrols and raids

that have been going on these days, these acts have occurred at night,

and in spite of all the controls established by the Metropolitan Police,

so it's not easy to make decisions

and say that we're going to finish once and for all with these acts of vandalism.

This is the product of the insanity of a society that is committing suicide.

Whoever sees this will say we're at war.

Sir.

Please cooperate over there!

Sir!

The building is empty, sir.

No! My family!

- The lady and two children? - Yes.

- They were taken to the hospital. - No!

And some employees, too.

Hey, boys!

Come over here and cooperate!

Hey! All of you!

Don't grab my arm! Don't hold me back!

Hurry up, come on!

Hey, guys, cooperate over here!

Good day, Colonel.

I cannot believe this.

So you're the man who will replace me?

The General hasn't even let me pack my things up and leave with dignity

when he's already sending you to invade my territory.

I assure you I have nothing to do with this.

You're only interested in being the Chief of Police.

You don't give a shit about the rest.

With all due respect, that's not it.

And after all that's happened, there are more important things to worry about.

Escobar is alive.

He wasn't even in the building when the explosion occurred.

How do you know that, Colonel?

Only his family was there.

Is that how well informed the man who's going to replace me

in such an important position is?

This is Major Aristides.

I need units in every clinic and hospital of the city.

I repeat, units in every clinic and hospital of the city.

Excuse me, Colonel.

General Ulloa, please.

Boss, where are you going?

Stay here, the police might be inside.

Come on, please stay inside.

Watch out.

Hey, where is Emergency?

Upstairs.

Right.

Mrs. Paty, how are you?

And the girl?

- How's the baby, Mrs. Paty? - Pablo?

I'll go get him.

Everything's fine. The boss is downstairs, okay?

So what's new, kiddo? Are you all right?

Have you seen policemen around here? There's no police.

Don't worry, he'll come.

General, if Pablo Escobar's family was in that building,

he must be very close by.

Please, you must take this chance to catch him.

Boss.

Mrs. Paty and the boy are there, they're fine.

But I didn't see the little girl.

To your right, boss.

Where's the girl?

She's being operated on.

Sir, please leave.

You have nothing to do here, please leave.

Get the muffler off! Get the muffler off!

Look at me!

If this little girl dies,

I'll kill you all.

Look at me!

I'll kill all of you.

One by one.

Everything will be all right, honey. Okay?

My beautiful little doll.

Everything will be okay, honey.

Good day, gentlemen.

How is it any good?

Don't you realize what you've done?

What's the problem?

Maybe Escobar is still alive, but he certainly is scared to death.

Scared? Or rather really angry?

His family suffered the explosion.

So? Those are so-called collateral damages.

No, those aren't collateral damages.

It was a complete mess.

Our fight is against Escobar, not against his family.

So? His kids are still alive and so is his bitchy wife.

The building was the only one that suffered any damages.

Escobar must already be thinking of his revenge.

He's going to come after our families.

Gerardo, listen.

If we mess with Escobar's family, he messes with ours, it's simple.

You cowards. Go ahead and call Escobar if you want.

Call him.

Tell him it was me who sent him that message.

Tell him I sent the message,

that the fight is with me, and that now we're even.

Don't try to wash your hands off something you approved of.

The building looked like a museum,

it was full of works of art, sculptures, paintings.

The eighth floor was the only one occupied,

by Escobar's family apparently.

And the second floor was occupied by his bodyguards and employees.

There was a soccer field,

a big warehouse full of sculptures,

and in the basement there was a collection of vintage vehicles.

Eight floors completely destroyed.

And Escobar,

despite that great opportunity we had,

is still free.

Mister President, we're still after him.

Pablo Escobar used to live in the most luxurious neighborhood of Medellín,

in one whole building full of bodyguards,

and a dozen vintage cars right there,

and the Metropolitan Police had absolutely no idea of where he lived?

President, we all know how easy it is for criminals to sneak out, to hide.

But if I'm not wrong, Colonel Pedregal always said

that Pablo Escobar was not in Medellín.

Indeed, at the time he was not in the building.

Say no more.

It's evident that the police is not doing its work.

That Colonel Pedregal,

maybe he's not Chief of Police of Antioquia anymore,

but a man like him, with his background,

cannot stay one more minute in the National Police.

Those were the guys from Cali, Gonzalo.

Who else could it have been?

Who else has the power to place such a huge bomb?

They nearly killed Paty and the children.

Oh, my God, my poor little sister.

How lucky you are Pablo, you're really very lucky.

Those damn bastards have no idea who they're messing with.

Look, Gonzalo, I need you to be in charge of the finances,

I need my pockets to be full, do you understand?

Of course, you know that's what I do best, make money,

but those bastards are going to regret having messed with us.

We'll make them pay and eat their own shit.

Fabio, take care of Paty and the children,

you're the only person I trust right now.

Of course.

And what are you going to do, Pablo?

Those damn bastards dared putting a bomb on me.

We're going to bomb all those bastards.

How will we build such a bomb?

- We'll do it with the people from Spain. - From Spain?

The ones involved in the attempt on the ambassador?

Exactly.

Those from the Basque Country are experts in placing bombs

each time they want to criticize the Spanish Government.

And that's what we'll do.

- Listen, Fabio... - Yes?

I know this is a complete mess, but we can't forget about that colonel.

- Aristides? - Exactly. We can't forget about him.

When did all this happen?

First an arrest warrant for Pablo, then these people.

It's so horrible to feel someone wants to kill you.

What?

What do you mean?

Were you there when they put the bomb, dear?

No, sir, you can't cover the sun with one finger.

- Honey, were you there? - Patricia.

No, he lived it, I lived it, the girl lived it...

That's enough, Patricia.

Who wants to kill us?

- Nobody. - Nobody.

Who would want to kill us? Your mom is acting crazy.

Nothing's wrong, don't worry.

Did you learn how to drive the motorbike?

- No. - No? Come on.

Let's go out and I'll teach you.

- Shall we go? - You're going to take him out?

You're being careless. How can you even think of doing that?

You won't take him out.

You have to calm down. Okay?

Guess who woke up for you to stop screaming?

Look at that adorable little girl.

Hello, Mrs. Enelia. Please sit down.

My beautiful doll.

Hello, my little baby.

Let me see, come over here, sweetie.

Mom, when am I going to my new school?

Honey, you won't be going to school.

For the time being.

For now you won't be going to school.

Come on, kid. Let's go and see the motorbike.

Go with your uncle.

- Go with your uncle. - Let's go out a little while.

Come, let's go to play.

What is Major Aristides trying to do anyhow?

To put the community against me?

The truth is that we've been going around the neighborhoods,

and there are posters all over the place.

Precisely now, when I most need the solidarity of the community.

Don't you worry, nobody will denounce you,

everyone likes you in Medellín.

This bastard put a price of 100 million on my head?

Okay, 102 million for his head then.

- Right. - How's it going, Chili?

- It's ready, boss. - It's done.

It's scary to work with that thing,

because, according to the instructions from your friends in Spain, it's ready,

but it's difficult to assemble.

You'll tell me the job is too much for you?

No, no.

This isn't pancake mix we're playing with, it's dynamite,

you can't make a mistake, there are a lot of cables.

One mistake and you're dead.

Dynamite is a beauty.

Yes, boss, and you know what?

We followed the instructions, I think we just have to light it.

All right, then, go ahead. Put some fire into it.

- Right away. - We'll go further away.

- Take care with that. - Huh?

That's going to be beautiful.

Right here behind the trees?

Yes, I think it's better, boss.

Ready.

- What do I do? - Push here.

- Here? - Yes. And you detonate with that one.

- Ready, boss. - Okay, do it.

Major.

What happened? Have you found Pablo Escobar?

Colonel, I'm sorry.

I know you've been here for more than 20 years,

but you know perfectly well I can't give you that information.

You're no longer a part of the institution, excuse me.

We'd better get going because this thing blew up too loud,

and I don't want to be seen.

Boss, I'm so sorry about your family.

Thanks, kid.

They got us! We have to descend.

Oh, brother! Please don't leave us!

Oh, Mom, he's left us!

We loved him so much!

Oh, my dear son!

What's this guy doing here? This guy is a policeman!

What are you looking for? Get out of here!

Murderer! Murderer!

You killed him! Murderer! Get out!

My son! My dearest son!

WANTED SOUGHT FOR JUSTICE

WANTED REPORT IT

You have to understand, I can't kill another policeman

after the scandal Gonzalo and I are involved now

with the elimination of Colonel Jiménez.

On the contrary, what they've done to you is an offense.

We can't sit still, we can't let those bastards mess with us.

Boss, that's a declaration of war.

They come to Medellín, they get in our house, huh?

They wanted to kill you.

They were going to kill Mrs. Paty and the children.

We have to kill them, we're full of dynamite.

I think we should make the country tremble with those bombs.

Those guys must realize they messed with the wrong person,

and they have to feel the pain you felt.

We have to look for Major Aristides and for Gerardo Carrera in Cali.

Don't worry, boss, we'll take care of that mess.

What worries me is that you'll be here alone.

He won't be alone, Candonga and Buitre will be here,

they'll be in charge of his safety.

Cain, Chili, Marino.

You guys will be in charge of eliminating Gerardo Carrera in the city of Cali.

Yes, sir.

Kiko, Mole, you two are in charge of eliminating Major Aristides.

- Yes, sir. - Is that clear?

- Yes, sir. - Do it.

Colonel, nice to see you here, how are you?

I'm fine. You can still call me Colonel.

What do you need?

I need to work, please help me, I still have much to give.

I guess you'll have to look for a job in the classified ads.

I have nothing for you, I only employ outlaws for my private army.

I could help you in, for example, security issues.

I have better people for that than you, younger, faster.

Leave with dignity, Colonel, go and rest.

Why go on with this? Listen to me.

I never give advice, and I'm giving you this one for free.

Don't leave me to die, Pablo, I've done a lot for you, remember.

I'm not letting you die. On the contrary, I'm helping you. Listen to me.

Guys, please accompany the former Colonel out.

No, wait, let go of me. I know the way.

Okay, let's go.

Don't worry, this is where he passes through every day.

Be patient, he'll come by.

We have to look for a hideout, this place will tremble.

Yes, this will blow up.

Cigarettes, chewing gum, peanuts!

Cigarettes!

And that woman?

- Hey, come here! - Cigarettes!

Ma'am, how much does the entire box cost?

- All of it, sir? - All of it, give it to me.

Here, take this, now go and rest. Go and rest.

What happened? Are you a good Samaritan now?

Okay, get ready, the guy is about to get here.

- Sure? - Yes.

- I'm sort of nervous, Chili. - Relax.

We have to concentrate, we're not in Medellín.

There is that woman again!

Leave her, she's lost already, we can't do anything.

If the Lord wishes to take her, He will. Relax.

Hey. There he is, he's coming.

Watch out. That's him behind the blue car.

- Are you ready? - Get down.

- Which one is it? - The green car, behind this one.

- Wait. - There I go, there I go.

Get down! Come on.

What's wrong? Come on.

Wait, wait!

- What's wrong, Chili? - Wait, man!

The car is leaving! It's gone!

- Damn! - What happened?

Can't you see it didn't explode? How should I know?

What went wrong, man? Do you think it's the battery, or a cable?

Chili, what's the problem with you? What do you mean it didn't explode?

I gave you this job for you to learn, because I consider you the best of all,

and now you screw this up?

Boss, I checked the car and everything was perfect.

I think that dynamite wasn't good.

It wasn't good? You're the one who's no longer good.

No, how can you say that, sir?

Don't be discouraged, we'll do a second attempt,

and this time he'll blow up.

What second attempt?

I'm risking enough by having you guys out there.

So what then?

Shall we relax and not do anything? Or shall we go back?

No, you stay there, there are still things to be done.

- Here in Cali? - Yes! Stay there.

So?

We stay.

Right now Pablo is thinking about revenge.

Against us?

Gerardo Carrera Herrera,

Pablo knows he put the bomb.

With all due respect, Colonel, why are you telling us this?

I'm not telling you anything,

because I know that you know.

You tried to kill the most powerful man in Colombia,

and you know he'll hit back.

We thought about that, but we didn't know how he would react.

But I do know, and I know a lot more things.

Like, for example,

I know Pablo like the back of my hand.

I know what he thinks, what he says, I know who his friends are,

who takes care of him, everything.

We understand, Colonel.

And how much is that going to cost us?

Well, a monthly deposit in my bank account abroad.

Simple, right?

Besides, you could take it as counsel on enemy issues.

All right, very interesting information and very appropriate.

- Does that mean you accept my offer? - Of course, Colonel.

My pleasure.

It would be so easy to kill this bastard right now.

Yes, but if the boss wants a car bomb, that's what we'll do.

Don't you think the boss is capricious sometimes?

Sometimes? My God.

Hey, isn't that the politician we had to kill the other day?

Yes, that's him.

Maybe they're planning to assign him more bodyguards.

He'll have no bodyguards, then.

There he comes, watch out.

Come on, let's do this.

All right, get ready.

Watch out, this is going to blow up.

Come on, let's get out of here. Start the car.

Good luck, bastard!

What happened? Help!

Help!

Please, help!

- I can't see anything! - Help!

How much is the avocado?

- 1,000 pesos. - 1,000 pesos?

Thanks.

So, will we be safe here?

I think so,

because nobody knows that the old man lives here.

Besides, we won't stay here for long.

How are you, my little princess? Is that little ear still hurting?

No, Daddy, but I still can't hear anything through it.

Let me see.

We just have to wait, that's what the doctors said, it's a matter of days.

And what about my school?

Emilio, I don't know.

Don't you think it would be more interesting for a teacher to come here

and give you private classes accompanied by your grandma,

here at home with your grandparents?

Are we going to live here?

Emilio, that's a good idea.

You should see how well I teach, how much fun it is.

And I'll introduce you to the granddaughter of a friend,

she's very pretty and smart. Okay?

Thank you, Mom.

Thank you.

Who we have to thank is the Little Lord Jesus.

It's because of Him that nothing has happened to us,

we have His protection.

Daddy?

Why did those people put a bomb? Why don't they like us?

Go to sleep.

POLICE HOSPITAL

The brutality of the Medellín Cartel has no limits.

What happened to Major Aristides is a shame, General,

especially because he had just started in his position.

Yes, it's unbelievable.

One of the most important men of the institution

had to end up retiring this way.

Thank God he's still alive.

Of course, we all know that when we join the institution

something like this can happen to any of us.

Moreover, you and I are prepared for tragedy.

Colonel, you have the great responsibility

of assuming the command of the Department of Antioquia.

General, it is my honor, and I'm very proud to continue the work

that Major Aristides began.

The only thing I can say is...

take care, Colonel.

All right, gentlemen.

The first to benefit from this is the son of former President Misael Pastrana.

He was a TV host of an important news program until recently.

NEWS

He defends the Conservative Party

and is the hope for the party to return to power.

Andrés Pastrana Arango

is the best candidate to win for Mayor of Bogotá.

"Saying and doing," right? That's his slogan.

That's right.

We must kidnap him. Doesn't matter if he's conservative.

That's what I say, "Saying and doing."

I already have in Bogotá a group who is doing intelligence

and is in charge of all the logistics.

SAYING AND DOING!

ANDRÉS PASTRANA MAYOR 88/90

He's a very popular guy, politically very valuable.

By kidnapping this man,

I'm sure the Government will give in and negotiate.

So, what's your opinion, Pedro?

I prefer not to give my opinion.

I know we have to do something like this, even though I don't agree.

What is it you want?

Do you and your brothers want to end up extradited to the U.S.?

No, Pablo, that's why I'm saying--

What you have to do is have a position in this matter.

Hey, wait a minute, gentlemen. One moment, please!

We have to talk about the second man, who is no less important than the first.

The second one is...

Carlos Mauro Hoyos, Attorney General of the Nation,

a big shot in State politics.

Please, Mr. Attorney General, some words for Caracol Radio.

Are you not afraid of not having a good security plan?

I prefer guitars to machine guns,

and these two boys I have are more than enough.

We have to work conscientiously, keep our head low.

Bye, guys.

So we'll burst the President's balls.

The best part is that this man

travels to Medellín every week to visit his family,

and when he's there I think it will be much easier for Pablo to proceed, right?

Yes, exactly.

I would like to ask something, just in case.

What are we going to do with the problem in Cali

after the bomb that didn't explode?

We'll just have to put another bomb so everything's fine.

Or do you have another suggestion?

Pablo, excuse me. Can I make a suggestion?

- Yes. - With all due respect.

- Yes, sir. - It seems to me that it's complicated

to fight two wars at the same time,

and one is more important than the other, the war against the State.

Right?

This series is freely adapted from La Parábola de Pablo by Alonso Salazar.

Based on news articles and real events, the historical facts are surrounded

by fictional characters and dialogues that recreate undocumented situations.