Pablo Escobar

Benicio del Toro at the Somewhere premiere

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Benicio Del Toro to Play Pablo Escobar on the Big Screen

By Samantha Leal | 11/20/2012 - 11:35 | 0 Comments

Benicio del Toro is in final negotiations to play the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in a new movie titled Paradise Lost, reports Variety. The Puerto Rican actor is no stranger to playing controversial and iconic roles , including that of Ernesto "Che"...

POLL: Who Should Play Pablo Escobar?

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POLL: Who Should Play Pablo Escobar?

By Latina Staff | 08/01/2011 - 11:30 | 0 Comments

A plan is in full swing to make a movie about late Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar, with director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) at the helm. Escobar, who was murdered in 1993, once controlled 80 percent of the cocaine shipped to the United States and was named one of the ten richest people on earth by Fortune...