As Murphy puts it, "one man's prison is every other man's palace." In Season 1, you saw how lavish La Catedral was, but no one in Colombia really knew about the excess until Escobar escaped and the DEA was allowed to go in and investigate. President Cesar Gaviria claimed the prison was not built by Escobar, but rather by the City of Envigado. But Colombians were enraged to find out about the extravagant lifestyle of Pablo inside the prison. Gaviria's approval rating plummeted from 79% to 22%. Pablo had open communications to the outside world, a beautiful gymnasium, and weekly visits.
Not only did the Colombian national team come to play soccer with Pablo on weekends, but also hundreds of Miss Colombia contestants would come visit “El Patron” every week. Pablo was obsessed with 15-year-old schoolgirls who he called "sardines." Makes sense, since he married his wife Tata when she was fifteen. Somehow, he managed to maintain the debauchery and his family life. He had a telescope pointed at his family’s house so he could see them while talking on his cell phone. No Miss Colombias when Tata and the family visited. Probably the only rule enforced in the prison.
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