The Two Escobars reveals the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés Escobar, a famous footballer, and Pablo Escobar, the infamous drug lord.
Mobilizing an encyclopedic arsenal of archival footage, Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist paint a portrait of a culture so invested in and defined by its sports
team that one high-stakes mistake on the field could shatter its national identity, and ultimately cost a man his life. While adeptly investigating the intersections of crime, sports, and nationalism, the Zimbalists reveal the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés and Pablo Escobar.
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