Argemiro Escobar: Everything About Pablo Escobar’s Brother

Argemiro Escobar

Argemiro Escobar is the brother of the famous Colombian drug lord Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria commonly known as Pablo Escobar. Founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel, Argemiro’s brother Pablo Escobar became one of the richest people in the world. Argemiro is also the brother of Roberto Escobar. Roberto is the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel.

Argemiro Escobar: Bio Summary

NameArgemiro Escobar
Famous asbrother of Pablo Escobar and Roberto Escobar
Date of birth N/A
Gender Male
Place of birth Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Siblings Pablo Escobar, Roberto Escobar, Luis Fernando Escobar, Alba Marina Escobar, Luz María Escobar, and Gloria Inés Escobar
Parents Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío and Abel de Jesús Escobar Echeverri

Grandparents
Sara María Echeverri, Pablo Emilio Escobar, Inés Berrío and Roberto Gaviria

Who Is Pablo Escobar’s Brother, Argemiro?

Argemiro Escobar is the brother of Pablo Escobar and Roberto Escobar and the son of Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío, a teacher, and Abel de Jesús Escobar Echeverri, a farmer. Argemiro’s date of birth is unknown. He was born in Colombia and is one of the seven children his parents gave birth to. He has six siblings, including Pablo and Roberto.

Argemiro Escobar’s other siblings are Luis Fernando Escobar, Alba Marina Escobar, Luz María Escobar, and Gloria Inés Escobar. Argemiro’s paternal grandparents are Sara María Echeverri and Pablo Emilio Escobar and his maternal grandparents are Inés Berrío and Roberto Gaviria. Argemiro was raised away from the spotlight so there is little information about his early life.

Argemiro Escobar’s childhood experiences are not known. There is no information about his academic background, career, and personal life. Argemiro has lived a non-public lifestyle. He doesn’t disclose information about himself to the public. Because of his secretive lifestyle, it is difficult to find information about him. He is in the spotlight because of his brother Pablo Escobar.

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Pablo Escobar is no stranger to the spotlight. He was a drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician, who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. His brother Roberto Escobar was also involved with the Medellín Cartel as an accountant and co-founder. The Medellín Cartel was regarded as a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and a terrorist organization.

The organization was involved in criminal activities including drug trafficking, assassinations, extortion, terrorism, arms trafficking, bombing, intimidation, kidnapping, and money laundering. Pablo Escobar was also involved in philanthropy. He was responsible for community projects such as the construction of houses and football fields.

Both Pablo Escobar, who was also known as “the king of cocaine” and Roberto Escobar who was also known as El Osito (“the little teddy bear”) were arrested in 1991. They were able to escape in July 1992. Roberto surrendered to authorities a year later but Pablo went into hiding. After spending more than 10 years in prison, Roberto was released in 2006.


On 2 December 1993, Pablo was found in a house in a middle-class residential area of Medellin by Colombian special forces using technology provided by the United States. Pablo Escobar was shot and killed while trying to escape from the roof. Roberto Escobar believes that his brother Pablo didn’t get killed.

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To Roberto, Pablo killed himself. Roberto said: “I know he didn’t get killed, but he killed himself, with a bullet on his head. When things were going too bad for Pablo, he understood that he couldn’t escape forever, so he decided rather have a grave in Colombia than jail in the States.”

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  • Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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Ruth Kai Botchway

Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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