Diana Turbay was a Colombian journalist who was kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel. Her abduction was part of a larger strategy by the cartel to pressure the Colombian government into preventing extradition of its leaders to the United States. Tragically, Turbay was killed during a failed rescue operation. Her kidnapping and death became a significant event in Colombian history, highlighting the power and violence of the drug cartels during that period. Her story is a poignant reminder of the risks journalists face, and has been documented in a book by Gabriel García Márquez and in other media.
On March 9, 1950, Diana Consuelo Turbay Quintero was born. She later became a Colombian journalist.
On August 30, 1990, Diana Turbay was kidnapped after being tricked into attending a fake interview with a guerrilla leader. She was contacted by an unidentified man hired by Pablo Escobar.
On January 25, 1991, Diana Turbay was killed during a botched rescue attempt after being kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel.
In 1996, Gabriel Garcia Márquez published "News of a Kidnapping", a non-fiction book recounting the story of Diana Turbay's abduction.
In 2012, Diana Turbay was portrayed by Liesel Potdevin in the TV series "Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal".
In 2015, Gabriela de la Garza portrayed Diana Turbay in the Netflix Original Series "Narcos".
In 2022, Majida Issa portrayed Diana Turbay in the Amazon Prime Video series "Noticia de un Secuestro".
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