ESPN’s 30 for 30 Stories: The Two Escobars
Andres Escobar was Colombia’s national football team greatest player at the time, and Colombia was a favorite to win the 1994 World Cup in the US. Pablo Escobar, head of the Medellin cartel, was the most powerful drug kingpin in the world. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. This documentary, is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics.
This film explores different aspects of the game and how it could shape up a country (my country). Pablo Escobar will always remain an enigmatic figure for Colombians, because while he helped the poor with things like soccer fields, he killed ruthlessly whoever crossed him. Andres Escobar was a gentleman on and off the pitch, and represented the dreams and hopes of the country for the ’94 World Cup. I could not ask you anymore to drop everything and watch this.
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