Sebastian Marroquin is the son of the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. His father was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel, a drug cartel, and a terrorist organization.
Sebastian Marroquin is the son of the infamous Colombian drug baron, Pablo Escobar. Sebastian has spent his adult life carving an alternative path and has begun seeking forgiveness for the crimes of his father. https://t.co/OaDbgNW1L1 https://t.co/1GdoCeX65X
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Pablo Escobar had controlled almost 80% of the global cocaine market at the height of his career. He entered the cocaine trade in the early 1970s.
The narcoterrorist earned billions of dollars and by the early 90s, his known estimated net worth was $30 billion. Forbes Magazine even listed him as the 10 wealthiest people in the world 7 years in a row.
Escobar is also known for his extravagant lifestyle with the astonishing fortunes he has made. Inspiring from his life, he has been dramatized widely in film, television, and in music.
Being the son of the drug lord, Marroquin often comes to the media limelight by being vocal about his relationship with his father. However, he had a career choice just opposite to his father.
Learn about Pablo Escobar’s son Sebastian Marroquin job, net worth, wiki, wife, children & facts here.
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Who Is Sebastian Marroquin?
Sebastian is the first child of Pablo Escobar and his wife María Victoria Henao de Escobar. He was born Juan Pablo Escobar Henao 24 February 1977 in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
Marroquin has a younger sister named Manuela Escobar (born in 1984). His mother was 16 years old at the time of his birth.
Pablo and Manuela Escobar(Daughter); Sebastian Marroquin (Son); Maria Victoria Henao (Wife) pic.twitter.com/tMoV6SJX1D
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Growing up on Escobar’s luxurious estate, he had got everything he wished. He had bikes, cars, and expensive gifts and his father would spend thousands of dollars on pinatas on his birthday.
However, his early life was equally lavish and dangerous because of his father’s involvement in criminal activities. Following his father’s death. he along with his mother and sister first fled to Mozambique and later settled in Argentina, entering the country on tourist visas.
Moreover, he even changed his name to “Sebastián Marroquín” from the telephone book as he needed a new identity because the airlines refused to sell to him under the Escobar name.
Sebastian Marroquin Job: What Does He Do For A Living?
Marroquin is an architect and author by the job. He has pursued a career, way apart from his father’s drug business.
The 45-year-old got into architecture inspired by his maternal grandfather who was a woodworker. Moreover, his mother was an interior designer who would design the buildings made by Escobar.
Apart from his interior designing job, he is also an author and motivational speaker. In 2014, he published a book named Pablo Escobar: My Father Which Art in Heaven.
Sebastian holds a degree in architecture from the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Similarly, he earned an industrial design degree from a private technical school.
How Much Is Sebastian Marroquin’s Net Worth?
Marroquin does not have much net worth inherited from his later father’s fortune. He is living a normal life as an architect in Argentina.
Meanwhile, his father Pablo had a net worth of $30 billion by the time of his death which is now equivalent to $70 billion in 2022. Most of his father’s property in Columbia has been confiscated by the government and he is not allowed to enter there.
Sebastian Marroquin Is A Married Man
Well, Sebastian is a married man and has a family of his own. His wife is María Ángeles Sarmiento and the couple got married in 2003.
As per the wiki sources, he first met his future wife Maria when he was 13 and she was 18. They maintained their relationship for several years before getting married.
Marroquin and his wife shares a son named Juan Emilion Escobar. As of now, he resides with his wife and a son in Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
