Sebastián Marroquín (born Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, February 24, 1977) is a Colombian architect, author and the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
To live
After Pablo Escobar’s death in 1993, Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, his mother and his sister Manuela Escobar first fled to Mozambique and then traveled on a tourist visa to Argentina, where they eventually stayed and became citizens in exile from their native Colombia. Juan Pablo chose the name “Sebastián Marroquín” from the phone book and adopted it as his new name because he needed a new identity. In an interview with Skavlan, he stated that airlines refused to sell him under the name Escobar.
Although he and his family continue to make money from the rights to Pablo Escobar’s name and likeness (such as selling clothing with his likeness for additional income), and have tried three times (unsuccessfully) to register Escobar’s name as a trademark, [3] Marroquín prefers not to be associated with his father because, as he said in one of the interviews, no one helped them after his death; they also faced death threats, so they had to change their name to get out of there. He is also determined to distance himself from the Medellín Cartel and the illegal drug trade in Colombia.
Marroquín graduated from college with a degree in architecture. He now lives in Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires with his wife and son, and works as an architect. Since then, he has met several of his father’s victims.
Marroquín has returned to Colombia twice for visits: to pay his respects at his father’s grave and for the premiere of the documentary. He was barred from entering Hacienda Nápoles for a return visit to Escobar’s 20-square-kilometer (7.7-sq-mile) estate, 180 kilometers (110 miles) east of Medellin, confiscated by the Colombian government after Escobar’s death and now administered by the municipality. Puerto Triunfo as a public park, campsite and museum about Escobar’s crimes.
Sins of My Father
Sins of My Father (2009), an Argentine film documentary five years in the making,” followed Marroquín as he apologized to the sons of the victims his late father ordered murdered during a decade in which he terrorized Colombia during his time as big drug lord.” The film promoted reconciliation and ending hatred.
Pablo Escobar: My father who is in heaven
Under his birth name, Juan Pablo Escobar, Marroquín wrote the book Pablo Escobar: My Father Which Art In Heaven (2014).
Following the murder of a Netflix location scout for the crime drama series Narcos in Temascalapa, Mexico, Marroquín stated: “Nothing has changed except the names. Now there is even more drug trafficking and corruption.”