Colombian illusionist Gustavo Lorgia spoke of the day he did a magic show for Pablo Escobar: “The whole family was very loving”

In the Canal Caracol program, They say about me, directed and presented by Colombian entertainment journalist Diva Jessurum, Gustavo Lorgia, one of the country’s most popular magicians, spoke about his artistic journey and his life. Amid his statements, the illusionist spoke of the time he performed one of his magical acts that he would be remembered for as the world’s most powerful drug dealer, Pablo Escobar.

According to her account, Lorgia was hired to perform her magical acts during a First Communion. When he arrived there, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Medellín, located in the exclusive district of El Poblado, he found an extravagant party.

“The party was overdone; there were exaggerated giveaways (…) so much hype. But at the time, what was happening with them was not that strong. But it was strange to see so much luxury in a first communion, ”said Consuelo Lorgia, the magician’s sister.

According to Gustavo’s account, who did not want to confirm whether he had come face to face with the drug lord, claims to have seen his relatives and said that, as always, and as he was used to, he met a “wonderful audience” who just wanted to enjoy his magic and didn’t suspect anything strange during his performance. “They were very dear people. The whole family was a very loving people, very united and, of course, I had never imagined that inside that was what it was ”.

As Diva Jessurum explains, in the 1980s, when Escobar had a solid reputation in the country, he sent people he trusted to hire artists to perform at his ostentatious parties; However, the artists didn’t know that Escobar was the host until they arrived at the event venue and found him face to face, or even, the reporter explains, they didn’t even have it. seen.

Lorgia assured that he was not the only famous character at the party, and that there was even an artist of international stature, whose name he did not reveal.

“At a time like the 1980s, when Colombia was in a moral crisis, drug trafficking, such a big policy, I think these entertainment tv shows were very important (…) tI also believe that magicians were the first idols of the new generations “explained María Paula Lorgia, daughter of the magician, when asked about the reasons why Escobar asked her father to this children’s and family celebration.

Likewise, Gustavo Lorgia (son) explained that his father had been invited because, in addition to being one of the most popular characters of that time, for his act which filled with enthusiasm. “As my father always put on a show of great illusions (…) it was almost consistent that these types of people were interested in such grandiose shows.”

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