How I Found Out Pablo Escobar Was My Real Father

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  • 게시일 2020. 09. 17.
  • Aria Inthavong ( / ariainthavong ) speaks with Roberto Sendoya Escobar (www.phillipwitcomb.co.uk/), who was the secret love child of the world's most notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar.
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    Roberto's book, "Son of Escobar: First Born" is available here:
    www.amazon.com/Son-Escobar-Fi...
    You can also learn more about Roberto, aka Phillip Witcomb, and his artistry here:
    www.phillipwitcomb.co.uk/

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  • @DizzyedUpGirl
    @DizzyedUpGirl 3 년 전 +19825

    "I thought my father was a successful business man".... I mean, that's not ENTIRELY wrong.

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전 +73

      He's full of BS. Escobar was only 9 in 1959. He's not his secret son

    • @DizzyedUpGirl
      @DizzyedUpGirl 3 년 전 +587

      @@missdeejay he doesn't say he was born in 1959. That's when his adoptive father went to Colombia. "Long before the cartels, long before the drug business went big. The shootout that took his mother's life was a few years later. And she was only 14.

    • @patricktrent9548
      @patricktrent9548 3 년 전 +51

      @@missdeejay he was 10 or 11 and the woman was 14 its possible

    • @patricktrent9548
      @patricktrent9548 3 년 전 +25

      @@missdeejay but that cant possibly be true bc the youngest ever father documented was 12

    • @elsamoonlight1357
      @elsamoonlight1357 3 년 전 +194

      @@patricktrent9548 key word, documented. Hello, SECRET SON. Of course it wouldn't be documented !! And the youngest documented father, is 9. From 1910.

  • @NorthernWrath66
    @NorthernWrath66 3 년 전 +7338

    Finds out Pablo Escobar is father - Immediately grows moustache

  • @Brahly
    @Brahly 3 년 전 +3683

    This guy’s life is literally something out of a movie.

    • @lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242
      @lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242 3 년 전 +15

      Yeah - scripted and fake.

    • @dolkargurung8109
      @dolkargurung8109 3 년 전 +14

      @@lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242 it isn't ya know

    • @davidsantiago7808
      @davidsantiago7808 3 년 전 +50

      @@lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242 reality is often disappointing, but sometimes people blind themselves because they refuse to believe the truth, even if it's right in front of them.
      like flat earthers.

    • @zombie_army4446
      @zombie_army4446 3 년 전 +3

      @@davidsantiago7808 what about earthers thats flat

    • @JurassikBBL
      @JurassikBBL 3 년 전 +2

      when will people understand that movies are based on people's lives and not the other way around, people dont see this stuff happening and so they assume it comes from movies

  • @caesteffens8250
    @caesteffens8250 3 년 전 +5333

    They should make a Netflix film on this. “The Adopted Escobar”

  • @dankkmann9651
    @dankkmann9651 3 년 전 +13917

    Hearing the transition between his thick English accent and his Spanish pronunciation is really cool

    • @Hotpink51
      @Hotpink51 3 년 전 +106

      Yeah I was really impressed by that!

    • @artisl607
      @artisl607 3 년 전 +252

      @@Hotpink51 I mean if you learn Spanish in a Spanish speaking country, and then English in the UK, both at a young age, it's not very impressive just natural in all honestly, but it is still really cool and rare.

    • @caseclosed2311
      @caseclosed2311 3 년 전 +7

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    • @slackjawgrinch9000
      @slackjawgrinch9000 3 년 전 +36

      I know, right?
      Like, he was chippin' away at english all happy like
      Then comes that "Pablo Escobar Gaviria" at 1:55 speaking in cursive.

    • @johnlaurencepuriran8730
  • @hemashreewesavkar2798
    @hemashreewesavkar2798 3 년 전 +7558

    His book can be made into a Hollywood movie and i would watch it gladly

  • @G.Maldo1
    @G.Maldo1 3 년 전 +4516

    he has a british accent, but can say “pablo escobar gaviria” perfectly 😳

    • @lucycoakley9593
      @lucycoakley9593 3 년 전 +292

      Well he speaks Spanish fluently

    • @kevinortega8251
      @kevinortega8251 3 년 전 +62

      He lived in spain

    • @i.e.5089
      @i.e.5089 3 년 전 +92

      As a boy he lived in Columbia, later at the Costa del Sol and now in Mallorca

    • @Christislord788
      @Christislord788 2 년 전 +3

      *pablo emillo escobar gaviria*

    • @brucewayne7989
      @brucewayne7989 2 년 전 +16

      Anyone can practice and say something in a foreign language fluently.

  • @elonmusk443
    @elonmusk443 3 년 전 +1149

    This man is a protagonist and we are all just side characters.

  • @lj3353
    @lj3353 3 년 전 +9627

    Buzzfeed should give Aria a raise or he’ll be on his way creating his own channel

    • @Kiss__Kiss
      @Kiss__Kiss 3 년 전 +200

      Sounds like the others whom have been down that same road before.

    • @Ben-pz7wo
      @Ben-pz7wo 3 년 전 +120

      Srsly he’s a big reason why I stay subbed

    • @mattkacar
      @mattkacar 3 년 전 +85

      He is one of the last good things about buzzfeed

    • @descipher
      @descipher 3 년 전 +29

      Should he not create his own channel and be a boss for real.

    • @sonnythesnazzy1926
      @sonnythesnazzy1926 3 년 전 +36

      It will happen like Eric Tabach, The Try Guys also

  • @spacecowboy2711
    @spacecowboy2711 3 년 전 +16019

    His wife died from a brain tumor. His adoptive father, an MI6 agent, and his biological father, one of the world's most notorious drug lords, both died in the same year. Then he suffered from alcoholism.
    This man has had an intense and painful life, but still manages to be this eloquent, almost giddy guy. He is so strong.

    • @campkira
      @campkira 3 년 전 +104

      his two kids.. and writing a book help.. feel like everyone justwant to sell a book while i am dying.. with cov-19 problem related...

    • @ceciliabarahona7304
      @ceciliabarahona7304 3 년 전 +189

      not to forget his mom died when he was a baby and he was there☹️

    • @OfficialKraze
      @OfficialKraze 3 년 전 +30

      Bruh most of his story is a lie

    • @sarah.phillipa854
      @sarah.phillipa854 3 년 전 +17

      @@OfficialKraze and how would you know that

    • @OfficialKraze
      @OfficialKraze 3 년 전 +55

      @@sarah.phillipa854 you can literally google the controversy behind his story. Pablo would have been 13 when he was born being conceived at 12. He denied partaking in a dna test to prove his relevancy. No vouches from friends and family. His own friends testify that he's lying. Its all to sell a book and potential rights for tv and film.

  • @feliscatus7057
    @feliscatus7057 3 년 전 +2957

    To anyone saying he’s lying because he couldn’t have been born in 1959, HE WASN’T. His adoptive dad arrived in Colombia in 59’ but he found baby Philip in 1965, a few months after he was born. That would make his mom 14 and his father 16 when he was born, which, even though disturbing, is certainly not out of the realm of possibilites.

    • @rnagrump6069
      @rnagrump6069 3 년 전 +157

      Yeah, I was looking into this because I thought it sounded to crazy to be true. But then again you never know, crazy stuff happens. But it's interesting that his friends were claiming that he lied. Still, I can't help feeling suspicious.

    • @TriXJester
      @TriXJester 3 년 전 +28

      @Kelvin Guru That is not the suspicious part of his story. 1. He never mentioned anything about the girl handing the agent anything, he said she asked him to take care of her child located in a nearby cot and most likely just told him what the child's name was. 2. A bullet to the back is not a fast death. Hell not even a bullet to the head would immediately kill you if hit in the right spot. If she was hit by a stray bullet that had pierced a wall, like I suspect she was if the story if true, she was most likely shot in a location where she would of bled to death which can take upwards of eight minuets.

    • @sethseth6853
      @sethseth6853 3 년 전 +85

      @@TriXJester hahhaha. Seems like you didn't finished the docu.

    • @isabeluj5035
      @isabeluj5035 3 년 전 +1

      I thought Pablo was younger than the mom

    • @tonyrsch7994
      @tonyrsch7994 3 년 전 +2

      he is lying

  • @luketea2025
    @luketea2025 3 년 전 +439

    Imagine him in history class learning about Escobar and thinking:Wow what an evil man

    • @TobiasBarnes
      @TobiasBarnes 3 년 전 +7

      YOOOO TRUEEE

    • @lupabatista5646
      @lupabatista5646 2 년 전 +20

      he wouldnt have, when people started learning about Escobar in school, he was already way out of it.

    • @chaosincarnate7304
      @chaosincarnate7304 2 년 전 +7

      @Candy Cane Yeah, 99 percent more like it.

    • @fullsendalberto4838
      @fullsendalberto4838 2 년 전 +7

      @Lord Voldemort he gave money to the poor so they can stay loyal to him

  • @generalfrog8888
    @generalfrog8888 3 년 전 +41692

    What a flex “Pablo Escobar is my dad and my adopted father is an MI6 agent"

  • @dinolandra
    @dinolandra 3 년 전 +10520

    He looks just like him and it's weird cuz it's like Pablo Escobar has a British accent

    • @joelpark3075
      @joelpark3075 3 년 전 +7

      Facts 😂 anyhow check @daily_discourse on Instagram for debates! Won’t disappoint

    • @-_-1989
      @-_-1989 3 년 전 +13

      Joel Park shut up

    • @ziintle
      @ziintle 3 년 전 +26

      No he doesn’t but ok

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      @caseclosed2311 3 년 전 +2

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    • @castillo33brandon
      @castillo33brandon 3 년 전 +7

      How can he look just like him if he in fact doesn’t look remotely like him?

  • @cadenhess1278
    @cadenhess1278 3 년 전 +1008

    "My father is a successful MI6 agent and my biological father is the worlds most famous drug lord"

  • @vintagecherries
    @vintagecherries 3 년 전 +217

    This is so surreal. This guy is so sweet and you can tell he has a soft heart. It's so crazy how different he is from his biological father.

    • @vintagecherries
      @vintagecherries 2 년 전 +4

      @Candy Cane Well I don't know him personally but he killed a lot of people so I can't say that he had a sweet heart tbh

    • @alejandroherrera6568
      @alejandroherrera6568 2 년 전 +5

      @Candy Cane He blew up a plane filled with more than 100 people to get one person. Who wasn't even on it. This is just one of the hundreds of atrocious terrors he perpetuated. The "he gave money to the poor" shtick is easily minimized when you realize just how terribly he damaged the country in every sense imaginable.

    • @Leo6969
      @Leo6969 2 년 전

      Easier to be soft when u don’t have a billion dollar drug enterprise where people are trying to kill u everyday

    • @softie2747
      @softie2747 2 년 전

      @Lord Voldemort look everyone can be nice atleast like 5% or smth

    • @softie2747
      @softie2747 2 년 전 +1

      @Lord Voldemort LMAOAOOA yes

  • @hbombfreak
    @hbombfreak 3 년 전 +20007

    Seeing a Colombian man with a British accent is so surreal

    • @archivedjc
      @archivedjc 3 년 전 +72

      Fr

    • @emely5842
      @emely5842 3 년 전 +14

      Fr

    • @presley-dj8nv
      @presley-dj8nv 3 년 전 +341

      @R I lmao what. 1. Colombian isn’t a race and 2. all they said was that it’s weird to see a colombian man with a british accent. because it is.

    • @vict5223
      @vict5223 3 년 전 +45

      actually suits the colombian accent

    • @presley-dj8nv
      @presley-dj8nv 3 년 전 +47

      @UCx1YE-z26Zr1I2AZA9J4_BQ that’s not what sexism is lmao. have you ever been to colombia ? virtually no one has a british accent-that’s not dependent on gender

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 년 전 +3364

    He’s a British action movie waiting to happen, seriously why hasn’t his life been turned into a movie yet?

    • @Michael_Chater
      @Michael_Chater 3 년 전 +35

      Because most movies come after the books 💯🤓

    • @slumentertainment4504
      @slumentertainment4504 3 년 전 +8

      Because it's a secret. Opps

    • @abbie_joan
      @abbie_joan 3 년 전 +71

      maybe because he doesn't want to make money off something super traumatic for him

    • @MagisterialVoyager
      @MagisterialVoyager 3 년 전 +39

      I just love how Kim Jong-un wrote this comment lmao.

    • @ema8459
      @ema8459 3 년 전 +2

      He probably didn’t want to sell the rights to his story

  • @sh93m
    @sh93m 3 년 전 +640

    "I laugh and joke about my life and that's my way of coping."
    Me: Same.

  • @mr_rfrm7169
    @mr_rfrm7169 3 년 전 +135

    This dude can literally tell the truth about his family and no one would believe it.

  • @MariahAims
    @MariahAims 3 년 전 +3669

    Soo he’s the main character and we’re just living in his comic 😦

  • @fairlysleepy
    @fairlysleepy 3 년 전 +1489

    why is no one talking about how beautiful his paintings are??? they're so nice , you can check more on his website 🥺

  • @presidentescs5448
    @presidentescs5448 3 년 전 +2638

    WHY IS EVERYONE SAYING THIS IS FAKE, LIKE LOL HE LITERALLY HAS NOTARY DOCUMENTS FROM COLOMBIA PROVING IT. mmm chile anyways

    • @houghwhite411
      @houghwhite411 3 년 전 +358

      Son's face literally looks like Pablo Escobar lol
      Can't deny genes

    • @kylelowry1521
      @kylelowry1521 3 년 전 +5

      Yeah

    • @kylelowry1521
      @kylelowry1521 3 년 전 +4

      @@houghwhite411 yeah

    • @shineedablueprint4914
      @shineedablueprint4914 3 년 전 +42

      They're getting confused with a different man who claimed to also be Pablo's son.

    • @samuelschreuders100
      @samuelschreuders100 3 년 전 +6

      @@shineedablueprint4914 no, they are talking about Carlos Escobar, just read the document shown in the video

  • @red-on8400
    @red-on8400 3 년 전 +182

    imagine your agents dropping you off in an armored vehicle while the other kidss come from a bus

  • @sebastianbarela2165
    @sebastianbarela2165 3 년 전 +2676

    My secret father never came back with the cigarettes.

    • @Skillige
      @Skillige 3 년 전 +29

      r/imfourteenandthisisdeep

    • @mediocreboi4364
      @mediocreboi4364 3 년 전 +12

      Milk*

    • @mediocreboi4364
      @mediocreboi4364 3 년 전 +1

      R I sup

    • @bratan3987
      @bratan3987 3 년 전 +4

      @R I DAD😢COME BACK I need milk for my cornflakes

    • @AWormsPurpose
      @AWormsPurpose 3 년 전 +2

      SexyTurtle69 you even know what that subreddits for? This dudes making a joke about his father leaving him.

  • @arieggerts2709
    @arieggerts2709 3 년 전 +1509

    I want a movie of this, now

  • @the.magic.catbus9459
    @the.magic.catbus9459 3 년 전 +660

    I can’t believe his adopted father dragged him through all of that as a child.

    • @azul7588
      @azul7588 3 년 전 +33

      True but it makes sense if his biological dad died the business would go to him and has to go trough it to see what would happen to see if he would be ready for the future the adopted father was simply doing his job

    • @lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242
      @lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242 3 년 전 +7

      It's all total nonsense. Read the book - it's obviously 90% fantasy. His adopted dad worked in the security deploy for a currency printer and was deployed to Colombia where he eventually adopted several children.
      Literally everything else in the book is the product of fantasy. It reads like it was written by a six year old - it's not even decent fiction.

    • @katrabbit
      @katrabbit 3 년 전 +47

      @@lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242 Excellent, I appreciate extra knowledge to compare with other sources! Could you please provide your factual source which proved that his story is false?
      I'd love to read into it. Considering, everything I've found is showing that the general outline of his life is indeed true, I'm very interested in seeing another perspective.

    • @tinyfirelordzuko2942
      @tinyfirelordzuko2942 3 년 전 +33

      @@lawrenceexplains-onlineaca3242 stfu u sad prick that is so hungry for likes to the point he likes his own COMMENT, LOL.

    • @FreenBeckyFB
      @FreenBeckyFB 2 년 전 +1

      @@tinyfirelordzuko2942 😂👍

  • @rosscleo8785
    @rosscleo8785 3 년 전 +71

    This buzzfeed guy has great communication skill. It flows like a regular daily conversation while drawing details from Roberto.

  • @janinebean4276
    @janinebean4276 3 년 전 +1345

    Wow it’s so crazy that he REMEMBERS his mom dying, that’s awful but just also shows how trauma affects the brain so intensely that even a baby can form memories

    • @juanpabloescobaroficial
      @juanpabloescobaroficial 3 년 전 +8

      Just one more scammer

    • @546-apoorvaranjan7
      @546-apoorvaranjan7 3 년 전 +18

      Pretty sure he said his MI6 dad told him this ....but OKAY

    • @ayeshahafeez7511
      @ayeshahafeez7511 2 년 전 +120

      @@546-apoorvaranjan7 Nah he said that in his memories he was unaware of what was happening but remembers the image of a young girl dying. Certain traumatic events can even impact infants, mostly when there is a sense of danger involved.

    • @AleyHaydar
      @AleyHaydar 2 년 전 +5

      @@ayeshahafeez7511 Mashallah sister, ty for the knowledge.

    • @user-yt7zg4yl5m
      @user-yt7zg4yl5m 2 년 전 +12

      My mom can remember being a little baby so it’s not impossible plus it’s a very traumatic thing to experience on top of that

  • @ItzRetz
    @ItzRetz 3 년 전 +881

    I hope his adopted Father actually loved him and didn't just adopt him for political gain.

    • @aidahoe2946
      @aidahoe2946 3 년 전 +60

      He was adopted for blackmailing only

    • @BillionaireForever
      @BillionaireForever 3 년 전 +81

      Initially I highly doubt it, very much a business/political move and given then he was wealthy and travelled a lot, I doubt he thought it would be that hard to raise this child. Later on he had to have grown a level of affection toward him since he did raise him and use him for personal gain.

    • @konakahale488
      @konakahale488 3 년 전 +38

      I'm sure that was just the case, adopted him for political gain, and he just grew to love the boy.

    • @tvxyzn
      @tvxyzn 3 년 전 +22

      I hope so too! He is calling him dad (when the video was taken) so I am hoping it is because they had an intimate relationship

  • @expatrocious
    @expatrocious 3 년 전 +259

    “Never drink to feel better, only drink to feel even better.”

    • @dariozhe
      @dariozhe 2 년 전 +3

      Wow, that's really good advice!

  • @bwibwi5
    @bwibwi5 3 년 전 +29

    I would love for Roberto to narrate an audio book. His voice is so lovely.

  • @CaptainEggcellent
    @CaptainEggcellent 3 년 전 +5301

    It’s not a secret anymore!

  • @ramirezer2302
    @ramirezer2302 3 년 전 +2029

    * Hears guy's voice*
    Me: there's no way
    *sees his face*
    Me: alright I see it now

  • @umcsk8
    @umcsk8 3 년 전 +15

    hearing him talk about his tough life, addiction and struggle with depression is honestly quite inspirational and motivating

  • @kstafford3436
    @kstafford3436 3 년 전 +6

    What an amazing man! That’s one hell of an experience here. My heart breaks for all the hurt but look how kind, genuine and unique he is. Great video!!! Especially explaining the way the politics and government infiltrates. It’s absolutely fascinating.

  • @lilabrat
    @lilabrat 3 년 전 +239

    Why do people that have been screwed around the most in life have the biggest hearts? This man is a gem and I’m glad he is safe now in his adult life❤️

  • @swastikofficial98
    @swastikofficial98 3 년 전 +234

    This is the most interesting story I heard in years

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전 +2

      Pure BS. Escobar was a 9-year old mama's boy in 1959.

    • @agustine1239
      @agustine1239 3 년 전 +2

      search him in google hes a fraud a serial liar

  • @fm3227
    @fm3227 3 년 전 +1

    This made me cry. Two very genuine people. I wish you both the best. Brave to tell the truth about these kinds of situations.

  • @matthewrodriguez7525
    @matthewrodriguez7525 3 년 전 +38

    This man needs a movie or a Netflix contract about his life story .

  • @notasdemy
    @notasdemy 3 년 전 +966

    For heaven's sake Buzzfeed Unsolved, it's Colombia not Columbia.

    • @AmandaRoseLevy
      @AmandaRoseLevy 3 년 전 +7

      !!!!! my biggest pet peeve

    • @MagicalBread
      @MagicalBread 3 년 전 +8

      Where do they say Columbia in the video?
      At 4:21 they get it right.

    • @almaguillot8597
      @almaguillot8597 3 년 전

      Thank you. 👏👏👏

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전 +11

      And his entire story is BS: Escobar was 9-10 years old in 1959

    • @JuanchiesHD
      @JuanchiesHD 3 년 전

      Diana Jimenez where does it say Pablos age?

  •  3 년 전 +653

    We all miss Ryan and Shane, but I also really enjoy this new content. Keep it up

    • @archivedjc
      @archivedjc 3 년 전 +4

      What happened to them?

    • @malloryhaha
      @malloryhaha 3 년 전 +18

      I'm pretty sure they said they're still making the buzzfeed videos though

    • @MrNarwhaI
      @MrNarwhaI 3 년 전 +10

      It makes me so sad that we’ll never see the ending of the Hot Daga

    • @archivedjc
      @archivedjc 3 년 전 +2

      Golden Arches 😲😔

    • @katierussell9044
      @katierussell9044 3 년 전 +26

      @@MrNarwhaI they are still making unsolved they just cant film right now cause theres a worldwide pandemic

  • @Deo_xx
    @Deo_xx 2 년 전 +59

    Lol imagined if he said "Im going to fill my father's shoes"

  • @FreenBeckyFB
    @FreenBeckyFB 2 년 전 +3

    Roberto is such an amazing and sweet human being❤️Loved this interview🥰

  • @May-id7dg
    @May-id7dg 3 년 전 +1978

    Comments like "he looks like a mob boss" or saying that his father's identities are a flex don't sit well with me. We have this perception of what mobsters are "supposed" to look like because of media and we now associate Hispanic and Latin features with that, and as a latin person that just always hurts. Being associated with criminalslike those based solely on looks is somethong i hate more than anything. And after how explicit this man is about the suffering that discovering his ancestry there's nothing more disconnected than to say that's something he can flex about.

    • @SmartStart24
      @SmartStart24 3 년 전 +45

      Preach! People can be so ignorant.

    • @mpalomo101
      @mpalomo101 3 년 전 +35

      Well said! Those comments are definitely uncomfortable.

    • @laneyb8911
      @laneyb8911 3 년 전 +36

      My great papa looks similar to him and I am bothered by the comments too :( my papa is the absolute sweetest. I have actually had people tell me he looks like a mob boss. He is from Hawaii but he is ethnically Portuguese so his accent doesn't help.

    • @corn307
      @corn307 3 년 전 +1

      WhY sO mUcH HaTe On sPaGHeTti

    • @Officer_Tepenny
      @Officer_Tepenny 3 년 전 +21

      Now you know how black people feel and everyone thinks you’re a thug

  • @Moon_Star_Lover
    @Moon_Star_Lover 3 년 전 +487

    The title: - - -
    Me: Whattt???

    • @MrNarwhaI
      @MrNarwhaI 3 년 전 +6

      “tittle”

    • @Moon_Star_Lover
      @Moon_Star_Lover 3 년 전 +2

      @@MrNarwhaI yeah-

    • @Moon_Star_Lover
      @Moon_Star_Lover 3 년 전 +1

      Ok

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전 +1

      Title and interviewee are full of BS. Escobar was only 9 in 1959, there's no way he could have engendered a child at that age

    • @wangxiouli
      @wangxiouli 3 년 전 +2

      @@missdeejay 1959 was when his agent dad arrived in Colombia. His birth year is 1965 (based on the birth cert)

  • @ibubdibup2620
    @ibubdibup2620 2 년 전 +5

    What a brilliant guy. I feel horrible about the circumstances he's been through, however I remain in awe at what a strong-willed person he is. Honestly so inspirational.

  • @saidathuo6451
    @saidathuo6451 3 년 전

    I would love to see Roberto start a KRplus challenge giving advice and motivational talks.
    I lost my mum this year and when he started talking about his battle with depression I could relate on so many levels, and to see him where he is now gives me hope that better days are coming.
    Roberto you're so eloquent and appealing to listen to, please consider it :)

  • @vinniatyla
    @vinniatyla 3 년 전 +61

    "When you're addicted to alcohol and you have depression, is almost impossible to get out of that stuff" - Roberto Escobar
    And he's damn right

  • @abbie_joan
    @abbie_joan 3 년 전 +94

    idk why but something about using a literal child as a bargaining chip against a drug lord is just really wrong

  • @jadealyx8039
    @jadealyx8039 3 년 전

    Absolutely astonishing. Big applause to you sir. You've come a long long way. Good for you!!!!👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @SanskritBlue
    @SanskritBlue 3 년 전

    What an AMAZING human being! To take the tragedies of his life and transform them into something that helps and benefits others is truly remarkable. I admire what he’s done and the ways in which he’s been able to overcome the wounds of his life.

  • @misharodenbusch4629
    @misharodenbusch4629 3 년 전 +57

    this is an incredible story and i love that he’s using the money he receives from his book to give to a meaningful charity. what an amazing man

  • @lauraisawesification
    @lauraisawesification 3 년 전 +49

    I could literally listen to him talk all dayyyy! He’s so interesting and his Accent is so nice ♥️

    • @bk2active
      @bk2active 2 년 전

      as a british person, i dont get why people love our accents 😂

  • @nonameneededd
    @nonameneededd 3 년 전 +1

    Sold!! I’m buying that book 👌🏼👌🏼

  • @babsnadoy
    @babsnadoy 3 년 전

    With the way Roberto was talking, it’s difficult to associate him and the tragic experiences he has faced. I’m glad that he seemed to have a positive outlook and how open he was. I wish him well. And his paintings are very good, BTW,

  • @garettpeterson732
    @garettpeterson732 3 년 전 +320

    Why does the title feel like one of those old my story animated ones, does anyone feel the same vibes.

  • @taylora8743
    @taylora8743 3 년 전 +72

    The fact that there isn’t a movie about this is INSANE

  • @TheABeginner
    @TheABeginner 3 년 전

    Aria's content is always great!

  • @drushya_shetty
    @drushya_shetty 3 년 전

    Such interesting stories Aria. Your content is amazing.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 3 년 전 +48

    Used as a pawn to get Escobar to comply, Roberto had some life growing up. Thank you for this interview, I've learned so much about this person I've never heard of before

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전

      This guy is pure BS. Escobar was only 9 in 1959

    • @declanferguson1669
      @declanferguson1669 3 년 전

      @@missdeejay 1965

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전

      @@declanferguson1669 this guy was neither born on 1959, nor in 1965. He was born in 1962, which makes Escobar just 11-12 years old. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/28/son-pablo-escobar-embarked-extensive-book-tour-now-faces-questions/

    • @papchul0142
      @papchul0142 3 년 전 +5

      Bro for some reason I keep seeing you in the comments

    • @JulianRodriguez-ym9ww
      @JulianRodriguez-ym9ww 3 년 전

      I’ve seen you before somewhere

  • @mistimcelveen7855
    @mistimcelveen7855 3 년 전 +48

    this was so good. tragic, but also somehow beautiful in the truth of it all. thanks for this.

    • @missdeejay
      @missdeejay 3 년 전

      Pure BS. Escobar was only 9 years old in 1959. There's no way he could have gotten a grown woman pregnant

  • @mariast4508
    @mariast4508 3 년 전 +60

    Despite his history he sounds so wholesome.

  • @asanda.mkhize
    @asanda.mkhize 3 년 전

    Someone said they should make a movie about his life and I honestly couldn't agree more. He is so strong. He's been through hardship but he keeps pushing. God bless Roberto

  • @RamiresHelena
    @RamiresHelena 3 년 전 +170

    What I find the most interesting about this story (and I wish Aria would have asked more about it) is that Roberto is quite critical of MI6 and its controversial role in building the British Empire. As said in the video, we have a tendency of seeing things in such a manichaean way, but we forget that in real life the lines are very blurry

  • @offplanet740
    @offplanet740 3 년 전 +57

    He's a combination of both his dads, and it's fascinating

  • @elfew7127
    @elfew7127 3 년 전 +15

    10:58 that laugh gave me chills

  • @kisabel028
    @kisabel028 3 년 전 +3

    Wow this guy has been through so much in his life. I’m glad to see he’s still with us today.

  • @krcmaine
    @krcmaine 3 년 전 +3

    Wow, what a story. This man has been through so much tragedy and suffering. Listening to him reflect with good humor is inspiring.
    Thank you for sharing. I hope his book does sell millions.

  • @keylaosoriomarin4967
    @keylaosoriomarin4967 3 년 전 +488

    Where dose buzzfeed find these people?

    • @erick-pj4yv
      @erick-pj4yv 3 년 전 +27

      I mean it's Pablo Escobar's son which is interesting on itself

    • @HollywoodGirlL0L
      @HollywoodGirlL0L 3 년 전 +37

      And a lot of celebs do press with BuzzFeed to promote their projects. This was probably press for Roberto’s book and happened to be an interesting story for the Unsolved channel.

    • @UhOhSpeghettio
      @UhOhSpeghettio 3 년 전 +9

      Look at the description; he’s promoting his book

    • @willhoward2724
      @willhoward2724 3 년 전 +2

      Does*

    • @FG56710
      @FG56710 3 년 전 +8

      I mean, people do forget that Buzzfeed does more than make quizzes and funny video content. They’re also a News organization. They have investigative journalists and writers searching for interesting content to report on.

  • @spiritgames8906
    @spiritgames8906 3 년 전

    this guy has been through the ringer. such an intelligent and strong man. i could listen to this guy tell his entire life story. keep going roberto

  • @asquishyjellyfish5431

    This story....
    Wow...
    It really came out with a twist far more advanced than most of the movies or documentary i've seen in the past 20 year. He had came a far journey. A childhood probably nobody would even to imagine it and its tough, ruthless and harsh as f.
    But yet, he gets through all of that: the agent father, the druglord father, the political issues between countrys and inside a country, the former depressed state of his....
    Work his way in life, he slowly but steady, put himself back together into an happy man, whos like to draw and writes a book. A book to let us see through his life and with the same book, it could save childrens.
    Respect, respect and respect is all i can think to describe this man, just... Speechless...

  • @marcocruz8541
    @marcocruz8541 3 년 전 +227

    so no ones gonna talk about how this man has a natural british accent AND sounds fluent in spanish

    • @adarshvenkateswaran795
      @adarshvenkateswaran795 3 년 전 +8

      De Oppresso Libtard Yeah for me I have an American accent but when I pronounce words of Indian origin, my pronounciation is pretty good.

    • @okthen3397
      @okthen3397 3 년 전 +2

      Adarsh Venkateswaran Same here, I’m Brazilian with perfect pronounciation in both English and Portuguese

    • @revinaque1342
      @revinaque1342 3 년 전 +4

      From what I gathered of his story, he grew up in Colombia until it was time to attend boarding school. By then his language skills would have been fully developed, and he'd likely be fluent in Colombian Spanish. Then he lived in Spain as an adult, so it makes sense that he'd have both an English accent and a proper Spanish one as well.

    • @chiaracorden5508
      @chiaracorden5508 3 년 전 +2

      My dad is English
      and speaks fluent Spanish from living at working in Spain so his pronunciation is very good

    • @hyunsoo_zx2747
      @hyunsoo_zx2747 3 년 전 +1

      Not weird

  • @carrieadcock1250
    @carrieadcock1250 3 년 전 +3

    guys i literally cried towards the end of this and my god i love hearing these types of stories. will be buying the book for sure. im an alcoholic/drug addict and also grew up in a drug den/crack house w/e u wanna call it. been clean for years now but this hit me so personally and god i just love to have this type of honesty to bring us hope and service to those in need. b-feed you are doin the damn thang.

  • @PaigeBluebell
    @PaigeBluebell 3 년 전

    i love these aria investigative videos

  • @itenee
    @itenee 3 년 전

    This Was Phenomenal!!!! What a story!

  • @Kn1cknackz0
    @Kn1cknackz0 3 년 전 +50

    Putting the screenshot of the text document where you're typing the source, leaving the ROBOTO CONDENSED REGULAR 36 visible with all the buttons is really next level editing

    • @FanniLatos
      @FanniLatos 3 년 전

      lmao i was thinking that! like it's not that much effort to edit the text onto screen properly 🙄

    • @SuttonJamesP
      @SuttonJamesP 3 년 전

      Haha 😅

    • @Aria.Inthavong
      @Aria.Inthavong 3 년 전 +8

      @@FanniLatos It was an intentional creative choice on my part to mirror the look and style of the desktop screen recording of our Skype call, which is also why our lower thirds have the same look.

    • @FanniLatos
      @FanniLatos 3 년 전

      @@Aria.Inthavong Oh, I see😃 my bad

    • @Kn1cknackz0
      @Kn1cknackz0 3 년 전

      Yeah this isn’t shade or anything, I just thought it was funny to point out. Good work on the video man

  • @1999sonicboom
    @1999sonicboom 3 년 전 +56

    low key someone needs to make a movie out of this it would do crazy in the box office

  • @anwitamalladi9278
    @anwitamalladi9278 3 년 전 +3

    Me looking at Roberto's background. It's so beautiful

  • @geeebee8512
    @geeebee8512 2 년 전

    Amazing video what a story. How tragic for his mother thank god he wasn't hurt. (Also with the subtitles- at around 2.30 he is saying 'cot' not car.)

  • @stefi7806
    @stefi7806 3 년 전 +4

    love Aria's editing style :)

  • @elvnloves
    @elvnloves 3 년 전 +10

    This man has had a tragic life, coped with it and now has a positive outlook on life! Incredible guy!

  • @Rxmzy
    @Rxmzy 2 년 전 +20

    This guy is proof that a devil can have angel children

  • @josukehigashikata7727

    Looks like Roberto is an amazing artist now, what a great man, thank you for this good message and humor sir!

  • @myflock000
    @myflock000 3 년 전 +4

    wow really this is a great and informative!
    thanks for sharing this man's story!!
    amazing just amazing

  • @biglouie34
    @biglouie34 3 년 전 +18

    Damn, when he talked about going to the bar and getting a Diet Coke when he quit drinking... I felt that as in a few weeks I got sober 12 years ago and literally the same thing.

  • @saladbar8549
    @saladbar8549 2 년 전 +19

    BROOO HE WAS LITERALLY IN NARCOS THAT SHITS CRAZY

  • @Zulululululu
    @Zulululululu 3 년 전 +190

    Roberto: *Literally goes to school on an Armoured Truck with 2 Badass Lookin’ Bodyguards.*
    Other Students: “Yeah, so that’s normal.”

    • @frenchartantiquesparis424
      @frenchartantiquesparis424 2 년 전 +3

      It is in Columbia.... people get kidnapped and taken often.

    • @tila99
      @tila99 2 년 전

      @@frenchartantiquesparis424 idk which colombia you are referring to. You should clearly state that it is pre 2000s Colombia. I live in Medellin and yes there are kidnappings but just like every other country. Pre 2000 Colombia was horrible. My dad was in Colombia studying when Escobar was in his peak and I got some real messed up stories from him. Colombia is now nothing like it was then and has advanced a lot. Just be a little more specific next time. :)

    • @tila99
      @tila99 2 년 전

      Yeah right... even for 1970s Colombia that's pretty preculiar🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @HarekaTysiri
    @HarekaTysiri 3 년 전 +20

    as a person with a quite sad childhood, i can relate to him who just laugh at it. it is a way to cope

  • @CountessCulhame
    @CountessCulhame 3 년 전 +24

    2:43 "I was in a cot" not "I was in a car" but I don't know how to suggest that change apart from to comment
    4:13 "with two bodyguards, armed to the teeth"
    7:16 "Different cover story"
    7:37 "notarised/notarized document"
    8:44 "worst thing you can do really"
    9:12 "if you carry on like this, you'll have two years left"

  • @naturesounds2336
    @naturesounds2336 3 년 전

    the ending is truly awesome. what a fun bloke he is

  • @anasofiapalacio1366
    @anasofiapalacio1366 3 년 전 +217

    I am Colombian, and I promise you that Colombia is not as horrible as they show it ;-; 🇨🇴♥️

    • @acupofbeauty19
      @acupofbeauty19 3 년 전 +23

      I am an Indian and I've always thought of Colombia as a warm and loving country that had a dark past and has worked hard to overcome it(like many other countries)

    • @mohammedanassheikh1386
      @mohammedanassheikh1386 3 년 전 +5

      i mean it used to be

    • @RITBCPodcast
      @RITBCPodcast 3 년 전 +16

      It’s like Mexico it’s not as bad as they play it out to be

    • @peppermintmocha8545
      @peppermintmocha8545 3 년 전 +1

      ❤️

    • @MariamMkusa
      @MariamMkusa 3 년 전 +1

      I believe you @Ana Sofia Palacio

  • @4belzzz
    @4belzzz 3 년 전 +4

    props to roberto for being so strong. can't imagine going through what he has, and on top of that, is trying to do charity stuff. mis respetos, don roberto

  • @triplebeamdreaminful
    @triplebeamdreaminful 3 년 전 +5

    Aria always has the best stories.

  • @nuyorican91st
    @nuyorican91st 3 년 전

    This made my day

  • @ryannnm
    @ryannnm 3 년 전 +5

    what a sweet and amazing guy, my heart breaks for him and the losses he's had in his life, I could never imagine.

  • @adrianasofia4797
    @adrianasofia4797 3 년 전 +355

    imagine your dad is a famous drug lord 😭

    • @noniaanimates
      @noniaanimates 3 년 전 +5

      I wish

    • @gen9391
      @gen9391 3 년 전 +15

      The money🤑

    • @mikayla7260
      @mikayla7260 3 년 전 +14

      Shroomy he built a city down in Colombia and helped many families over there, almost that whole town loves him and idols him with murals. Yin and yang, there is still some small good even in the bad part.

    • @21majito
      @21majito 3 년 전 +16

      @@mikayla7260 he turned kids into killers for money, yes he did some good but just no

    • @mikayla7260
      @mikayla7260 3 년 전 +4

      majo rv I totally agree, I’m not saying he’s good by any means, but just because someone is majority bad doesn’t mean they can’t do anything ok in life. I mean hitler created the Volkswagen...

  • @alil8270
    @alil8270 2 년 전 +131

    All other facts aside...Can't imagine the pain of a father losing the woman he loves and then his child ending up in the hands of his enemies. He must have been heartbroken.

    • @yeetngreet148
      @yeetngreet148 2 년 전 +12

      Woman? She was only 14

    • @alil8270
      @alil8270 2 년 전 +17

      @@yeetngreet148 it's an expression. He was a teen himself. But that doesn't reduce the pain of losing the one you love. You're missing the point :/

    • @mariyastoyanova31
      @mariyastoyanova31 2 년 전 +7

      @@alil8270 ehh i don't think pablo was the victim here....

    • @haruzanfuucha
      @haruzanfuucha 2 년 전 +20

      Stop trying to portray Escobar as the victim. Escobar married his wife Maria when he was 26 and she was 15, and he had previously forced to get an abortion when he got her pregnant at 14. He had multiple affairs while married so he probably had over twenty children with numerous different women. He even hid cameras in his house so he could secretly film women in the bathrooms and bedrooms.

    • @alil8270
      @alil8270 2 년 전

      @@haruzanfuucha OH! Really??? :/ Gosh. Thanks for sharing

  • @Minakann
    @Minakann 3 년 전

    Aria you’re killing the game with these documentaries

  • @stephanieclark1487
    @stephanieclark1487 3 년 전 +33

    It’s truly nice what he did with that charity. He has turned out to be such a good guy considering his upbringing he’s really overcame a lot.