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Wikipedia article




'Loving Pablo', internationally known as 'Escobar', is a 2017 English-language Spanish biographical crime drama film directed by Fernando Len de Aranoa, based on Virginia Vallejo's memoir 'Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar'. It was screened out of competition in the 74th Venice International Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot



Between 1983 and 1987, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had a romantic relationship with the journalist and the television presenter, Virginia Vallejo.

Cast



* Javier Bardem as Pablo Escobar

* Penlope Cruz as Virginia Vallejo

* Peter Sarsgaard as Shepard, based on Steve Murphy

* Julieth Restrepo as Maria Victoria Henao

* David Valencia as Santos

* David Ojalvo as FBI Agent

* Giselle Da Silva as Olguita Arranz

Reception



Box office

'Loving Pablo' grossed $22,017 in the United States and Canada, and $17,5 million in other territories, plus $60,312 with home video sales.

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 31% based on 48 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 4.82/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "'Loving Pablo' bungles its seemingly cinematic real-life story -- and a pair of talented stars -- in producing a lurid biopic that adds nothing to the Escobar subgenre." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References




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