We’ve heard a fair bit from the mouth of Sebastian Marroquin of late, what with Narcos becoming a massive hit right around the world.
First he told us about the details of his father’s escape from prison (HERE), and then he took the time to point out 28 factual errors in the second season of the show based on the life and times of his father (HERE).
Sebastian was just 16 when his father was killed, and when he found out he swore to avenge his death. A direct quote here – “I will kill all those fuckers. I’ll kill them myself.”
He has come a long way since then, and he recently sat down with Huffington Post for an interesting interview. We’ll get the ball rolling with some of what went down:
Everyone knows you as Pablo Escobar’s son, but who is Sebastian Marroquin?
He is a Colombian who, just like more than 5 million other Colombians displaced by violence, was forced to change his identity in order to regain his right to life and education. I am an architect, an entrepreneur, a man of peace and a father. That’s who Sebastian Marroquin is.
How much of Juan Pablo Escobar is there in Sebastian?
One hundred percent. Nothing has really changed, only the name. A document. A procedure. The change in my identity card didn’t mean a renunciation of the relationship or the love I still feel for my father. It was just a tool that allowed us to save our lives.
Your mother and sister rarely appear in the media. Meanwhile, you have established yourself as the family spokesman. Why?
It’s something I chose. I could have chosen other paths, such as complete silence or, much worse, becoming Pablo Escobar 2.0. I went with architecture, peace, reconciliation and forgiveness from all those people with whom my father had conflicts. That’s what I’ve dedicated my life to in recent years.
What is the best advice your father gave you?
“Brave is he who does not try them,” he once told me, referring to drugs. He was aware of the poison he was selling and, being his son, he didn’t want me to try them.
Never get high on your own supply, right?
You can read the rest of the interview HERE.
[source:huffingtonpost]
