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At the same time, Peña and Murphy were hitting their stride as partners. Although they had completely different styles, they worked well together. In Narcos, the duo is often represented as at odds with each other, but 25 years after their partnership began, neither Peña or Murphy can remember ever getting in a fight. “We just hit it off,” Murphy said. “Our personalities are kind of different, but it’s what made our partnership work.” Javier Peña and Steve Murphy Photograph courtesy of Steve Murphy After becoming wealthy, Escobar created or bought numerous residences and safe houses, with the Hacienda Nápoles gaining significant notoriety. The luxury house contained a colonial house, a sculpture park, and a complete zoo with animals from various continents, including elephants, exotic birds, giraffes, and hippopotamuses. Escobar had also planned to construct a Greek-style citadel near it, and though construction of the citadel was started, it was never finished. [60] Galan Slaying a State Crime, Colombian Prosecutors Say". Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018 . Retrieved 17 November 2009.

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Chepsiuk, Ron (1999). The War on Drugs: An International Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. p.133. ISBN 978-0-87436-985-4. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022 . Retrieved 7 June 2022. The Two Escobars". the2escobars.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015 . Retrieved 1 October 2010. Pablo Escobar's six-floor apartment demolished in Medellin as symbol of rebirth". Fox News. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019 . Retrieved 24 February 2019.When Netflix began filming a series based on Escobar’s life, they reached out to Agents Peña and Murphy to serve as consultants. While the agents recounted all the details of the hunt to the writers of the show, they understood that the show would take creative liberties with it. Pablo Escobar: Biography". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023 . Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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Escobar had a phrase to explain how he dealt with politicians and judges: “plata o plomo”, meaning silver or lead, money or a bullet. As a well-known figure in Medellin he used these methods to ensure he could not be caught or convicted. The National Geographic Channel produced a documentary about them titled Cocaine Hippos. [66] A report published in a Yale student magazine noted that local environmentalists are campaigning to protect the animals, although there is no clear plan for what will happen to them. [67] In 2018, National Geographic published another article on the hippos which found disagreement among environmentalists on whether they were having a positive or negative impact, but that conservationists and locals – particularly those in the tourism industry – were mostly in support of their continued presence. [68] Today—24 years after his death—the battle against Escobar’s influence still isn’t over. In the years since, he amassed a rabid cult following, one that Peña and Murphy have continually argued against.Yet, so many fans of the show can't help but come away with some sort of admiration for one of the biggest drug lords of all time. What would you say to that? Virginia Vallejo takes refuge in United States". Virginia Vallejo. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. reprinted and translated from Gonzalo Guillen (16 July 2006). "Virginia Vallejo". El Nuevo Herald. You’re gonna hear some people call him Robin Hood,” Peña said. “Yes, he gave money to the poor, to the Catholic church, but he even had them fooled. It was the money that he was paying all these people [that blinded them to his actions]. Did Robin Hood put a bomb on a commercial airline? Did Robin Hood kill a presidential candidate? Did Robin Hood kill between ten to fifteen thousand? No, of course not.” American Made (2017), American biographical film based on Barry Seal; Escobar was portrayed by Mauricio Mejía. [92]