Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (international title: Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord; also known as Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal) is a 2012 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast on Caracol TV, based on a true story about the life of Pablo Escobar – the notorious druglord. It is available only in Spanish. There is a version available with English subtitles. From May 28 to November 1, 2012, Caracol TV aired "Escobar: El Patrón del Mal" weeknights at 9:30pm. From July 9 to July 27, 2012, Telemundo aired one-hour episodes of "Pablo Escobar" weeknights at
Pablo Escobar as well as being rumored to reach as far as Asia. It is alleged that Escobar backed the 1985 storming of the Colombian Supreme Court by left-wing guerrillas from the 19th of April Movement, also known as M-19. The siege, a retaliation motivated by the Supreme Court studying the constitutionality of Colombia's extradition treaty with the U.S., resulted in the murders of half the judges on the court. M-19 were paid to break into the Palace and burn all papers and files on "Los Extraditables", a group of cocaine smugglers who were under threat of being extradited to the U.S.