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Sep 2022
12m 37s

1. Prologue

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A mysterious set of audio tapes arrives anonymously at the offices of Detective, a multi-media production company in Mexico City. On those tapes are secretly recorded phone conversations of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The head of the Medellín cartel used the telephone as a weapon of war, but it would also be the key to his ultimate demise. Learn more ... Show More
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Sep 2022
8. The ouroboros
Pablo Escobar is dead. And while the official story is that the capo died after being cornered and shot by police, Escobar’s relatives don’t believe that is the case. Meanwhile, the death of Escobar has turned Medellín into a tourist destination for those interested in the city’s ... Show More
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Sep 2022
7. Lethal triangulation
The “Bloque de búsqueda” created to catch Escobar discovers where he is hiding and on December 2, 1993, the capo makes a phone call to his son that lasts just a little longer than it should have. As police close in, a shoot-out ensues, and the world's most famous drug lord is fin ... Show More
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6. A monster with a heart
Pablo Escobar's family tells how the pursuit of the capo caught up with them. They were cornered and could not leave the country to take refuge from the violence. This angered Escobar who would use his family to play the victim during new negotiations with the government. Learn m ... Show More
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