Luz María Escobar: Inside The Life Of Pablo Escobar’s Sister

Who Is Pablo Escobar’s Sister, Luz?

Luz María Escobar is the sister of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Luz’s brother Pablo Escobar was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel, one of the greatest drug cartels to have existed. The Medellín Cartel distributed powder cocaine and established the first smuggling routes from Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, through Colombia, and eventually into the United States.

Luz María Escobar: Bio Summary

Luz María Escobar was born in the year 1955 but her full date of birth is not known. She will be celebrating her 68th birthday in 2023. She was born in Colombia and holds Colombian nationality. Her father is called Abel de Jesús Escobar Echeverri and her mother is called Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío. Her father was a small farmer while her mother was a teacher.

One of seven children, Luz María Escobar has six siblings. Her siblings are Pablo Escobar, Roberto Escobar, Luis Fernando Escobar, Alba Marina Escobar, Argemiro Escobar, and Gloria Inés Escobar. Pablo was a drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician, who founded and led the Medellín Cartel. Roberto is the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel.

Luz María Escobar did not come from a wealthy family. She has served as an additional crew in Facing (2016), per her IMDb page. She appeared as herself in 30 for 30, The Two Escobars, and Finding Escobar’s Millions. Luz has stayed away from publicity. Much information is unknown about her life however, she has her own family. She is reportedly married to a man named Leonardo.

There isn’t much information about Leonardo. Luz María Escobar and Leonardo have kept their marriage private. They have been blessed with three children, Mary Luz Escobar, Leonardo Escobar, and Sarah Escobar. Luz and her family reportedly live in Medellin.

Luz María’s Brother Was Shot And Killed

Luz María Escobar’s brother Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, known as Pablo Escobar or “the king of cocaine” died on 2 December 1993, in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. Pablo had escaped from prison after he surrendered to authorities, and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. His convictions include murder, assassinations, bombing, and illegal drug trade.

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Pablo Escobar surrendered to Colombian authorities in 1991 and was confined in a luxurious and private prison, La Catedral, which included a football pitch, bar, Jacuzzi, waterfall, and a giant dollhouse. After he successfully escaped in 1992, he went into hiding, running away from the authorities. Eventually, Pablo was found. His hideout in Medellín was discovered.

Pablo Escobar was found in a house in a middle-class residential area of Medellin by Colombian special forces, on 2 December 1993, the day he died. They used technology provided by the United States to find him. The Police attempted to arrest Pablo but there was an exchange of gunfire. Pablo was shot and killed while trying to escape from the roof.

Pablo Escobar died a day after his 44th birthday. He was hit by bullets in the torso and feet, and a bullet which struck him in the head, killing him. Some people believe that Pablo killed himself but was not killed. Pablo had once said that he “would rather have a grave in Colombia than a jail cell in the U.S.” Pablo’s life has inspired numerous books, movies, and TV projects.

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Luz María Is Trying To Atone For Her Brother’s Sins

Pablo Escobar’s sister Luz María Escobar has made multiple gestures in attempts to make amends for her brother’s crimes. She tried making amends for her brother’s crimes by leaving letters on the graves of Pablo’s victims and making public statements in the press. “Every day I think of all those people who suffered or are suffering because of my brother – because of the war he waged,” Luz María said.

Luz María wasn’t aware of her brother Pablo’s crimes until he sat the family down to tell them that he had made a will. Luz said: “My mother was very upset. She said to him, ‘Why are you doing this – are you terminally ill?’ And he said, ‘I’m in the mafia. Those in the mafia never die of natural causes or illness. Mafiosi die from bullets.’”

“We didn’t even know what ‘mafia’ meant. That night, my mother and I got out a dictionary – but the word wasn’t in there.” In 1984, the Minister of Justice, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, was assassinated on Pablo’s orders. That was when Luz María got to know what Pablo was “capable of.” She said: “That day was awful for me. That’s when I knew what he was involved in and what my brother was capable of.”

“We often went looking for him – I always went with my mother. We spoke to him when there was so much bloodshed, all the massacres… But he was able to convince you the other way. And after my father was kidnapped in 1985, Pablo said to me, ‘It’s either us or them.’ He was carrying a gun for self-defense and to defend the family.”

“But I didn’t think at that point it would all go so far – that he would leave such a historic, sad, painful mark on the world.” On the 20th anniversary of Pablo Escobar’s death, Luz María Escobar organized a public memorial for his victims.

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According to Luz María Escobar: “I don’t have anything to repent for in my life like drug trafficking or crime. But your family history is your family history, and it forms part of your heart. And Pablo was my brother…”