Pablo Emilio Escobar was born on December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, Columbia.
His family was not very wealthy, his parents (Abel De Jesus and Luz Maria Escobar) had jobs as a teacher and a peasant. He was the third of nine children in his family.
His life of crime began when he was 16, still in school, when stealing gravestones for smugglers.
He finished high school and studied for a while at the University of Antioquia.
In the 1970's, Pablo entered the cocaine trade system.
