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Pablo Escobar’s brother wants Netflix to let him review Narcos Season 2

ByAFP, Los Angeles
Jul 06, 2016 03:44 PM IST

Roberto Escobar said in a statement released on Tuesday by Escobar Inc. that he had sent Netflix a “friendly request” to review the material “solely on an informational basis.”

The brother of the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has asked Netflix to review the second season of the hit series Narcos before its release.

Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar in the Netflix Original Series Narcos.(Netflix)
Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar in the Netflix Original Series Narcos.(Netflix)

Roberto Escobar said in a statement released on Tuesday by Escobar Inc. that he had sent Netflix a “friendly request” to review the material “solely on an informational basis.”

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“It is depicting me, my life, my family and my brother,” the statement said. “I think nobody else in the world is alive to determine the validity of the materials, but me.”

Although Netflix has kept details of the second season of Narcos under wraps, it is understood that the shows will be available for the streaming service’s 81 million subscribers in August, with the death of the feared Medellin Cartel’s “Don Pablo” recreated in the finale.

The Colombian farmer’s son who became the world’s seventh-richest man with his ruthless dominance of the global cocaine trade was hunted for years before police killed him in his hometown of Medellin in 1993.

Roberto Escobar and Pablo Escobar ran one of the biggest drug cartel that ever was in the world. (Agencies)
Roberto Escobar and Pablo Escobar ran one of the biggest drug cartel that ever was in the world. (Agencies)

His brother Roberto was the cartel’s chief accountant and served a lengthy spell in prison. He wrote about the group’s exploits in a book entitled The Accountant’s Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellin Cartel.

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During the height of its operations, the cartel brought in more than $60 million a day, providing 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.

Olof Gustafsson, the CEO of Escobar Inc., said he had tried to reach Netflix about the new season but had gotten no response.

“I think it is important that they recognize Roberto Escobar’s wishes to review the show they are putting out, ensuring the family and viewers of an accurate portrayal of Pablo and Roberto,” he said in the statement.

Netflix could not be immediately reached for comment.

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