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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2019 · 20 MIN

EP14 Erasing Escobar

from The Colombia Cast · host Semana Podcast

"The name Pablo Escobar has for many years been seen as a blight on Colombia and its reputation abroad. While the Netflix series Narcos and other such productions have given the deceased Escobar something of a cult following in some quarters, many Colombians wish it was a story they could leave firmly in the past. In this regard, a new social media campaign, 'Erasing Escobar', emanating from Medellín, the city where the drug lord grew up, has been launched. The initial aim of this campaign was for the demolition of Escobar's former residence in the city, Edificio Monaco. With that now accomplished, two of the campaign's organisers, Elena Yepes and Andrés García, explain to Brendan that Erasing Escobar is much more than just demolishing buildings. ********Para muchos Colombianos el nombre de Pablo Escobar genera sentimientos de repulsión y rabia.Mientras que series de Netflix como "Narcos" se han encargado de enaltecer el nombre de Escobar, es justo decir que la mayoría de los Colombianos quieren dejar su historia sangrienta en el pasado. Por eso, un grupo de personas en Medellín, la ciudad donde creció Pablo Escobar, han lanzado una nueva campaña llamada "Erasing Escobar". El objetivo inicial de esta campaña fue la demolición del Edificio Mónaco, la antigua residencia de Escobar en la ciudad. Después de haber hecho esto, dos de los organizadores, Elena Yepes y Andrés García, explican a Brendan que "Erasing Escobar" es mucho mas que la demolición de edificios."

"The name Pablo Escobar has for many years been seen as a blight on Colombia and its reputation abroad. While the Netflix series Narcos and other such productions have given the deceased Escobar something of a cult following in some quarters, many Colombians wish it was a story they could leave firmly in the past. In this regard, a new social media campaign, 'Erasing Escobar', emanating from Medellín, the city where the drug lord grew up, has been launched. The initial aim of this campaign was for the demolition of Escobar's former residence in the city, Edificio Monaco. With that now accomplished, two of the campaign's organisers, Elena Yepes and Andrés García, explain to Brendan that Erasing Escobar is much more than just demolishing buildings. ********Para muchos Colombianos el nombre de Pablo Escobar genera sentimientos de repulsión y rabia.Mientras que series de Netflix como "Narcos" se han encargado de enaltecer el nombre de Escobar, es justo decir que la mayoría de los Colombianos quieren dejar su historia sangrienta en el pasado. Por eso, un grupo de personas en Medellín, la ciudad donde creció Pablo Escobar, han lanzado una nueva campaña llamada "Erasing Escobar". El objetivo inicial de esta campaña fue la demolición del Edificio Mónaco, la antigua residencia de Escobar en la ciudad. Después de haber hecho esto, dos de los organizadores, Elena Yepes y Andrés García, explican a Brendan que "Erasing Escobar" es mucho mas que la demolición de edificios."

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