Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar of the journalist is played by Penélope Cruz, while the drug kingpin by Javier Bardem, both winners of the Oscar of the Academy of Hollywood as best supporting actors. Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar is the translation of the title ""Amando a Pablo, odiando a Escobar"", a memoir of the Colombian author and journalist Virginia Vallejo. It was originally written in Spanish and was published by Random House Mondadori on 22 September 2007, and Random House Inc. of New York on 4 October 2007. The book describes the five years-long (1982-1987) romantic relationship of the author with
Surviving Escobar Surviving Escobar Surviving Escobar (stylized onscreen as Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ), is a Colombian drama television series created by Caracol Televisión. The series is based on the book written by John Jairo Velásquez, alias "Popeye", lieutenant and chief of the band of assassins of Pablo Escobar. It stars Juan Pablo Urrego as the titular character. The first season of the series was made available on Netflix on August 1, 2017. "Sobreviviendo a Escobar" recounts the life of Alias "JJ" after becoming the only survivor of the so-called "Extraditables". Everything begins in the decline of Pablo Escobar, when Alias "JJ" decides