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Mr.Andrade
ContemporaryMedia
3February2016
PabloEscobar
MyfamouspersonthatIchosetoillustrateisPabloEscobar.PabloEscobarwasbornin
Antioquia,Colombia.Heisconsideredoneofthebiggestcolombiandruglordofhistimes.He
wasbornonDecember1,1949anddiedonDecember2,1993.Heisbestknownforbeingthe
colombianRobinHood.
Initiallyhestartedstealinggravestonesandsandingthemdowntoresaletosmugglers.
Littlebylittlehestartedmovingupbysellingcigarettes,andfakelotterytickets.Inthe1970she
kidnappeda
Medelln
executiveandheldhimforransomfor$100,000beforemovinguptothe
drugbusiness.In1975hestartedhisdrugtraffickingbusinessbyflyingplanesfilledwith
cocainetoPanama,andtheUnitedStates.Bytheageof39hebecameoneofthe227
billionairesaccordingtoforbesmagazine.
IchosePabloEscobarbecausealthoughhewouldkillpeopleandcolombianofficialshe
stillgavebacktothecolombiancommunityinmanyways.Hebuilthospitals,playgrounds,
housingcomplexesandmanymorethingsforthecolombiancommunty.