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Tata Escobar

Tata or Maria Victoria Henao was Pablo Escobar’s wife. She met him when she was 13 and he was 24. The family didn’t approve of their union, but Escobar made it happen anyway and she gave birth to their son, Juan Pablo, when she was only 15. She was loyal to Escobar until the end despite his many infidelities. She also has now changed her name to protect herself.

To read an article about his family’s outcome click here.

Family Matters

The duality of Escobar was his devotion to his family. Despite killing hundreds of innocent women and children, Pablo loved his own wife and kids and did everything to protect them. His son, Juan Pablo Escobar, claims his father threatened to kill any of his men if they even smoked a joint in front of his children.  His daughter once requested a unicorn for her birthday, so Pablo asked his men to hammer a bull’s horn onto one of his horse’s head. The horse died three days later from wound infections, but his daughter got her wish. Being one of Escobar’s children isn’t glamorous at all. For the man who grew up with his own zoo in his backyard, his son Juan Pablo claims that all he inherited from his dad was a watch and an undesirable last name. So he changed his name to Sebastian Marroquin and has dedicated his life to giving anti-violence talks and push for anti-drug reform. The other unfortunate thing he inherited was guilt for his father’s actions. In 2009, he made a documentary called Sins Of My Father where he tries to make amends with the children of Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and Juan Carlos Galán, who were both victims of Escobar’s assassinations. 

Family Matters

The duality of Escobar was his devotion to his family. Despite killing hundreds of innocent women and children, Pablo loved his own wife and kids and did everything to protect them. His son, Juan Pablo Escobar, claims his father threatened to kill any of his men if they even smoked a joint in front of his children.  His daughter once requested a unicorn for her birthday, so Pablo asked his men to hammer a bull’s horn onto one of his horse’s head. The horse died three days later from wound infections, but his daughter got her wish. Being one of Escobar’s children isn’t glamorous at all. For the man who grew up with his own zoo in his backyard, his son Juan Pablo claims that all he inherited from his dad was a watch and an undesirable last name. So he changed his name to Sebastian Marroquin and has dedicated his life to giving anti-violence talks and push for anti-drug reform. The other unfortunate thing he inherited was guilt for his father’s actions. In 2009, he made a documentary called Sins Of My Father where he tries to make amends with the children of Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and Juan Carlos Galán, who were both victims of Escobar’s assassinations. 

Tata Escobar

Tata or Maria Victoria Henao was Pablo Escobar’s wife. She met him when she was 13 and he was 24. The family didn’t approve of their union, but Escobar made it happen anyway and she gave birth to their son, Juan Pablo, when she was only 15. She was loyal to Escobar until the end despite his many infidelities. She also has now changed her name to protect herself.

To read an article about his family’s outcome click here.