Pablo Escobar’s brother has a cameo in an upcoming parody film about the notorious drug trafficker, but the film’s screenwriter says the former hitman is a “natural” on screen. .
Roberto Escobar Gaviria, 77, served more than a decade in prison for his role as an accountant and so-called “killer boss” for his brother’s Medellin cartel during its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s.
Currently, Gaviria, known as “El Osito” or “The Little Teddy Bear,” is appearing on the silver screen with a bit role in the comedy “Don’t Fare with Pablo.” An adventure parody based on her late brother’s antics, The Sun revealed that.
Screenwriter Ian Halperin said, “Roberto is an amazing character in this movie.”
“Even though he’s a little older now, his spirit was very vibrant and positive,” the author told The Sun.
“He was a natural and really enjoyed performing in front of the camera.”
On set, Halperin noted that Gaviria, who was blinded in one eye and lost 60 percent of his hearing in 1993 by a letter bomb, appeared light years away from his illegal past.
“He seemed like a nice guy,” I said with a shrug.
“Many of these cartel guys regret that what they did in the past was a crime because so many innocent people died. “That’s why they break off deals and plea deals,” he said.
“So a lot of them are coming out of prison and rethinking their lives. In hindsight, I don’t think he’s completely satisfied with what he and his family did,” Halperin said. suggested.
“Don’t F With Pablo” depicts the fictional Pablo Escobar’s Jewish son, Pablo Escobar, who travels to Colombia to connect with his paternal lineage and starts a “kosher cartel.” Masu. The trailer showed. It is scheduled to be released in March.
Mr. Halperin, who wore a strange disguise for some of his investigative work, declined to say how he brought Mr. Gaviria into the project.
“You don’t go to KFC and ask for the recipe,” he wisely said.
“All I can say is that it was orchestrated by former cartel members that he knew,” Halperin told the Sun.
“Let me be clear, he was willing to show up. It’s a far cry from where Borat successfully captured Rudy Giuliani using hidden cameras, and we worked with him. “I knew I was going to be in it,” he joked.
Halperin hopes the film will bring “more laughter to the world.”
“With ‘Griselda’ coming out now, it’s perfect timing to release this movie,” he said, referring to Sofia Vergara’s Netflix series.
“When I showed it to cartel people, they celebrated the culture of the cartel, the language they use, and how it captures the insanity of cartel life,” Halperin told the magazine. .
“Interestingly, the cartel guys told me that the conspiracy was true because many of the bosses had children all over the world,” he added.
Halperin also dismissed concerns that the film could upset old allies of Pablo Escobar, who was killed in a gunfight in 1993.
“This is satire and everyone will see it,” he said.
