Surviving Escobar to surrender to justice. Already in prison he must face his enemies and use all his tactics not only to survive, but to establish again as a great capo inside the prison and continue his reign of terror, returning to be a feared drug trafficker from the prison. 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
Pablo Escobar cooperation in high-profile criminal cases. On July 24, a video in which Vallejo had accused Santofimio of instigating Escobar to eliminate presidential candidate Galán was aired by RCN Television of Colombia. The video was seen by 14 million people, and was instrumental for the reopened case of Galán’s assassination. On August 31, 2011 Santofimio was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in the crime. Among Escobar's biographers, only Vallejo has given a detailed explanation of his role in the 1985 Palace of Justice siege. The journalist stated that Escobar had financed the operation, which was committed by