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Pablo Escobar was once Colombia's most-wanted fugitive and
his Medellin Cartel shipped cocaine to the United States and
Europe. He was shot dead by security forces in 1993.
Del Toro is no stranger to playing big personalities, having
portrayed Argentine guerrilla Ernesto "Che" Guevara in the 2008
biopic "Che".
"For me investigating things is very interesting because you can
learn a lot ... about the character that you're interpreting,"
del Toro said on the red carpet for the film's Los Angeles
premiere on Monday night.
The plotline sees young Canadian Nick, portrayed by "The Hunger
Games" actor Josh Hutcherson, in Colombia where he falls in love
with Maria, Escobar's niece, played by Claudia Traisac.
(Reporting by Reuters Television in Los Angeles; Writing by
Marie-Louise Gumuchian in London; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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