Now a major motion picture!
Pablo Escobar was one of the most terrifying criminal minds of the last
century. In the decade before his death in 1993, he reigned as the head
of a multinational cocaine industry and brought the Colombian state to
its knees, killing thousands of politicians, media personalities,
police, and unarmed citizens.
In the 1980s, Virginia Vallejo was Colombia's most famous television
celebrity: a top-rated anchorwoman and a twice-divorced socialite who
had been courted by the country's four wealthiest men. In 1982, she
interviewed Pablo Escobar on her news program, and soon after, they
began a discreet--albeit stormy--romantic relationship. During their
five-year affair, Escobar would show Vallejo the vulnerability of
presidents, senators, and military leaders seeking to profit from the
drug trade. From Vallejo's privileged perspective and her ability to
navigate the global corridors of wealth and high society, Escobar gained
the insight to master his manipulation ofColombia's powerful elite and
media.
Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar chronicles the birth of Colombia's drug
cartels: the kidnappers, the guerilla groups, and the paramilitary
organizations. It is, above everything, a great love story--a deep and
painful journeythrough a forbidden relationship--that gives us an
intimate vision of thelegendary drug baron who left his mark on
Colombia, Latin America, the United States, and the world forever.
