Manuela Escobar (Pablo Escobar’s beloved daughter) Age/ Boyfriend/ Family/ Deaf/ Net worth and Facts

Manuela Escobar with her father Pablo Escobar
Manuela Escobar with her father Pablo Escobar

Manuela Escobar is famous as the only daughter of Pablo Escobar. Pablo was a Colombian drug dealer who was also referred as the Lord of drugs.

Manuela Escobar Wiki/ Bio

Manuela Escobar is a Colombian businesswoman who likes to stay away from the limelight. Her father was a Narco terrorist and called the King of Cocaine. Her birth name is Juana Manuela Marroquin Santos.

Manuela Escobar
Manuela Escobar

Due to safety reasons she was homeschooled and did not attend any school outside. After shifting to Argentina she completed her education and according to some sources she earned a degree in public relations but nothing is revealed by her.

Manuela Escobar Height/ Weight/ Age

Her height is 5 feet 7 inches and her weight is approximately 60 kg. She was born on Friday, 25 May 1984 in Colombia. Manuela Escobar’s age is 39 years (as of 2023).

Manuela Escobar Net worth

She is a businesswoman by profession and is also into her mother’s real estate business. Through this she has earned an estimated net worth of $7 million to $10 million.

On the other hand, her late father was the wealthiest criminal in history and Pablo Escobar’s net worth was $30 billion. But after his death the money was confiscated by the authorities in Colombia and the family was left with almost nothing.

Manuela Escobar Boyfriend/ Husband/ Family

Her father’s name is Pablo Escobar who was a narco terrorist and drug dealer. Her mother’s name is Maria Victoria Henao who started a real estate business after Pablo’s death.

She has an older brother named Juan Pablo Escobar born in 1977 who is an architect and author by profession.

Manuela Escobar with her family
Manuela Escobar with her family

She is a private person and has kept all the details about her life secret. She does not even make any public appearance. Due to unavailability of information it is not known if she is married or is in any romantic relationship. Her husband or boyfriend’s name is not known.

But there are some sources who claim that she is a married woman. There are no details available about her marital life or children. It is said that she lives with her brother and his wife for safety as she once tried to take her own life.

Manuela is the only member of their family who is not accused for any crime. She was very close to her father and he did anything to keep her happy and fulfilled all her desires.

Pablo a dotting father to his daughter Manuela
Pablo a dotting father to his daughter Manuela

Once she asked her father for a Unicorn and inspite of telling her that they are not real he bought a horse and stapled horn on its head and wings on its back due to which the horse died of an infection.

At one point the family was hiding from the authorities in the mountains of Colombia and he burnt $2 million cash just to keep his daughter warm. During that time Manuela lived her life very lavishly like a Princess.

In 1988 there was a car bomb explosion at their Monaco apartment building in order to kill Pablo. Fortunately, there was no major harm caused but Manuela was left deaf with one ear. She lost her father when she was only nine years old.

Manuela Escobar’s father Pablo Escobar

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was the most wanted drug trafficker. He was the founder and leader of the Medellin Cartel. He was born on 1 December 1949 in Colombia and was one of the seven children to his father Abel de Jesus Dari Escobar Echeverri and mother Hermilda de Los Dolores Gaviria Berrio.

During his teenage he began his criminal activities and later became the lord of drugs. His Medellin Cartel brought him around $70 million a day. Later he was also responsible for murders of politicians, judges, police officers, etc. He controlled 80% of the cocaine traffic in the USA.

He also had a other side of his personality and helped many poor and needy people by constructing houses and football fields which made him hero amongst them.

Talking about his personal life he married Maria Victoria Henao in March 1976 when he was 26 years old and she was only 15 years old.

The couple had two children together a son Juan Pablo (Sebastian Marroquin) born in 1977 and Manuela (Juana Marroquin Santos) born in 1984.

Manuela Escobar cutting her birthday cake
Manuela Escobar cutting her birthday cake

He also had other mistresses but was very close to his family especially his daughter and would do anything to fulfill their desires. With his illegal activities he had earned a huge amount of money and also owned a number of lavish properties.

In the year 1991 he surrendered to Colombian authorities after the assassination of Luis Carlos Galan. The government had negotiated with him that if he surrenders they will cease all his criminal activities in exchange for a reduced sentence and preferential treatment during his captivity.

According to the Colombian Constitution of 1991, Escobar had his own luxurious private prison named La Catedral. It consisted of a football pitch, a giant dollhouse, jacuzzi, bar, and a waterfall.

His criminal activities did not stop and he continued the same while in jail as well. In order to stop this the authorities planned to move him to a more conventional jail on 22 July 1992. But he was able to escape from police at that time and later dodged the authorities multiple times.

Unfortunately, he was unable to stay hidden for a long time. There was a special team known as Search Bloc which was created to locate Pablo. They joined hands with other group named Los Pepes.

After 16 months of his escape from the jail, Pablo Escobar’s death took place on 2 December 1993. It is said that he died in a shootout at Los Olivos, a barrio in Medellin where he was hiding and tracked by his cell phone. He was gunshot while trying to escape across roofs.

Still his death is mysterious as it is not proven whether this shot was made during the gunfight or as a part of possible execution. On the other hand Pablo’s relatives believe that he committed suicide.

His brothers Roberto Escobar and Fernando Sanchez Arellano believe that he committed suicide and was not killed because he always told them that when he will be cornered and will not find any way to come out, he will shoot himself through the ear and this was what happened at that time. This was an end of his drug empire.

After the death of Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar’s age was 44 years at the time of his death. Even though he was a criminal but he also had a Robinhood image amongst the poor and thus his funeral was attended by over 25,000 people and many mourned his death.

He knew that his family was not safe and hence he told his wife to stay in a safe house under the government protection along with the kids.

After his death his wife Maria along with her children fled from Colombia as they were not safe there. But due to Pablo’s crime record no country granted them asylum. They somehow stayed as a refugee in multiple places like Mozambique, South Africa, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. It was in late 1994 that they finally settled down in Argentina by changing their names.

Everything seemed to be on track as their mother started her own real estate business with new identity which was successful and both of her children continued their studies.

But their stressful life did not end here as suddenly in the year 1999 one of her business associate recognized her original identity and then Manuela’s mother and brother were arrested. According to Irish Times they were arrested for money laundering and falsifying a public document.

After a brief period of around 18 months they were released due to insufficient evidence. Manuela had a troubled childhood as she lost her loving father when she was only nine years old and later her brother and mother were arrested. These things lead her to depression and it is said that she even tried committing suicide.

She always lived under a fear that someone would seek revenge of her father from her or her relatives and hence lived a low profile life away from the media.

On the other hand, her mother and brother came into spotlight and talked to media about their life with Pablo and have also written books.

NameManuela Escobar
Date of Birth25 May 1984
Age39 years (as of 2023)
BirthplaceColombia
Zodiac SignGemini
ReligionChristian
NationalityColombian
HometownNot Known
Net worth$7 million – $10million US Dollars
SchoolNot Known
CollegeNot Known
Heightfeet and inches- 5’7”
centimeters- 174 cm
Weightkilograms- 60 kg
pounds- 132 lbs
Body Measurements34 – 26 – 35
Eye ColorBrown
Hair colorBlack
Shoe size6 (US)
Father namePablo Escobar
Mother nameMaria Victoria Henao
BrotherJuan Pablo Escobar (Sebastian Marroquin)
SisterN/A
BoyfriendNot Known
Marital statusNot Known
HusbandNot Known
ChildrenNot Known

Career

As she is living a private life away from the media attention there is no information available about her professional life.

According to some reports she has completed her graduation in public relations and thus works in the same field by changing her identity but the name of the organization or her designation is not known.

During her childhood she lived a lavish lifestyle in a luxurious house of about 6500 square foot waterfront mansion in Miami Beach, Florida which was worth $100 million.

According to some sources she is working on a book about her mother which is expected to release soon but nothing is confirmed. She lived with her brother and his wife in Buenos Aires, Argentina but it is not revealed if she currently stays with them or has moved on.

Favorite Things/ Hobbies

  • Favorite Actor – Tom Cruise
  • Favorite Actress – Danna Garcia
  • Favorite color – Black
  • Favorite movie – Edge of Tomorrow
  • Favorite food – Mexican cuisine
  • Favorite destination – Paris
  • Hobbies – shopping and singing.

Facts/ Trivia

  • Manuela Escobar is popular as the beloved daughter of Pablo Escobar who was a drug dealer.
  • She lived her life like a Princess when her father was alive.
  • She stays away from the spotlight and is not active on any social media platforms.
  • Due to safety issues she was homeschooled and later changed her identity to Juana Marroquin.
  • She is so fond of her father that she slept with the shirt that he wore on his last day and even kept a piece of his beard under her pillow.
  • She received everything she wanted during her childhood but did not get peace and stability of mind.
  • In the year 2014 her brother published book Pablo Escobar: My Father and participated in documentary Sins of My Father.
  • Post the release of the documentary many things changed and people got to know the other side of Pablo. Their family was able to live a normal life after the message of peace reached people.
  • Manuela’s mother wrote memorial Mrs. Escobar: My Life with Pablo, where she described how painful it was to move away from the person she loved a lot.
  • Narcos Netflix series focused on the life of Pablo and showed his soft side as well.
  • Pablo Escobar’s son apologized for his father’s crimes and said the Narcos series has errors and they have portrayed a drug trafficker as a cool personality which is misleading the youth around the world.
  • Manuela is his last child and he did not wanted any children after her so he even aborted one of his child.
  • There are reports that Juan (Sebastian Marroquin) and his mother were arrested again for money laundering in 2018 and it is not known if the charges against them are cleared.
  • Once she asked her father how much is million dollars and he replied the value of your eyes.