Pablo Escobar and Colombian narcoculture / Aldona Bialowas Pobutsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pobutsky, Aldona Bialowas, author.

Series:

Reframing media, technology, and culture in Latin/o America.

Florida scholarship online.

Reframing media, technology, and culture in Latin/o America

Florida scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug dealers--Colombia.

Drug dealers.

Drug traffic--Colombia--History--20th century.

Drug traffic.

Escobar, Pablo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2021.

Summary:

In the years since his death in 1993, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has become a globally recognised symbol of crime, wealth, power, and masculinity. In this exploration of Escobar's impact on popular culture, Aldona Bialowas Pobutsky shows how his legacy inspired the development of narcoculture in Colombia and around the world.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Performing Pablo

Pablo Escobar and Narco Nostalgia

From Man's Man to Mama's Boy: Escobar, el patron del mal

Romancing Pablo Escobar: The Allure of the Narco Caudillo

Part II. Beyond Escobar

Who's the Real Boss? Griselda Blanco Refashioned

Mad about Boobs: Sin Tetas No Hay Para℗Łso

Colombian Sicariato and Rosario Tijeras

Epilogue: Escobar's Global Brand

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 27, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

1-68340-218-9

1-68340-178-6

OCLC:

1131866664