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On the Netflix show Narcos, Valeria Velez is a Colombian journalist who carries on a years-long affair with drug lord Pablo Escobar while he builds his empire and makes a short-lived foray into...
- She Really Was A Renowned Journalist
- But People Knew About The Affair Irl
- She Really Did Help Escobar Politically
- She Really Did See A Lot of The Cartel's Dark Side
- But Vallejo Was Not Escobar's only Mistress Irl
Vallejo was a well-known Colombian journalist, socialite, and celebrity — according to her website, she was even on the cover of the Spanish-language Cosmopolitan.
On the show, Valeria is constantly concerned that people are going to find out about her affair with Pablo Escobar. Perhaps Vallejo had the same concerns IRL, but it seems that people knew about their relationship. In a Houston Chronicle article, her friend and filmmaker Gustavo Nieto Roa,said the socialite was cutoff from society due to the affair...
After the news magazineSemana coined Escobar the "Robin Hood Paisa," Vallejo did help make Escobar popular among the people with her media connections, according to the book "Colombia's Narcotics Nightmare."
In fact, Vallejo was given political asylum in the United States in 2010, according to her website, after testifying against the cartel.
On the Netflix series, it seems like Escobar only holds two deep romantic relationships, one with his wife and one with Velez. The show may allude to dalliances with other women, though they are not a real part of the series. However, according to Reuters, Escobar had another one of his ex-lovers murdered,as his chief assassin Jhon Jairo Velasquez,...
Aug 27, 2015 · In addition, the character Valaria Velaz is based on real life journalist/media personality Virginia Vallejo. She was romantically involved with Pablo Escobar, sought political asylum in the...
Sep 2, 2016 · In general, the show embellishes the facts with a little fiction. Some of the names have been changed, as we learned in Season 1 with Valeria Velez, who is inspired by Virginia Vallejo....
Sep 8, 2016 · The Valeria Velez character was inspired by Virginia Vallejo, an anchorwoman whose dalliances with Escobar are described in the 2007 memoir “Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar.” Vallejo is still...
Virginia Vallejo García (born 26 August 1949) is a Colombian author, journalist, television and radio director, anchorwoman, [1] model, columnist, socialite, and political asylee in the United States of America.
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Vallejo brought a copyright infringement suit against defendants, the producers and distributors of Narcos, a series about the Colombian drug trade available for streaming on Netflix.
