Loving Pablo
2017 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 6.3 · 38% critics
Inspired by real events, this drama follows the rise and fall of a notorious drug kingpin through the eyes of a famous journalist who becomes romantically involved with him. As his power grows, public image and private danger collide, pulling her deeper into a world of ambition, violence, and consequences that shake an entire country.
Based on Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar
Also known as Esboar: Loving Pablo · Loving Pablo Escobar
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-12-14
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,044 votes)
- Box office
- $17,500,000
About
You may enjoy this if you want a relationship-driven crime biopic with a journalist’s perspective and a mix of glamour and menace, similar to The Infiltrator or Kill the Messenger; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a Spanish-language approach.
Pros: compelling true-crime angle; strong lead performance; interesting character shifts | Cons: uneven focus and pacing; distracting English dialogue; violence can feel grim
Themes
- journalist
- based on novel or book
- cocaine
- biography
- based on true story
- medellín, colombia
- drug cartel
- drug lord
- 1980s
Cast & crew
Javier Bardem
as Pablo Escobar
Penélope Cruz
as Virginia Vallejo
Peter Sarsgaard
as Shepard
Julieth Restrepo
as Maria Victoria Henao
Óscar Jaenada
as Santoro
David Valencia
as Santos
Mark Basnight
as Family Man
Joavany Alvarez
as Ignacio Velarde
- MM
Matthew Moreno
as Pablito
David Ojalvo
as FBI Agent
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa