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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Two Escobars : Cameron Pingegar Finding #2



Many of you have heard of ESPN's 30 for 30. This whole year ESPN is premiering 30 sports documentaries for their 30th anniversary. One of the documentaries I watched was very compelling. It follows two simultaneous stories of Colombian men. One man, Andres Escobar, was a star soccer player for the Colombian national team. The other man, Pablo Escobar, was a infamous drug baron who was partly responsible for Colombia's death rate rising to be the highest in the world. The documentary shows the obscure relationship between sport and the underworld. It also explains the moving story and tragic end to Andres Escobar's life and links his death to the antics of Pablo Escobar. I encourage you to watch this teaser video about the film and if you're further interested to tune into ESPN classics Oct. 10th at 6:30 PM to see the next airing.

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