In Medellín’s Plaza Botero, Fernando Botero’s sculptures bear witness to a memory that remains deeply contradictory. While some people continue to idolize Pablo Escobar, his image circulates on T-shirts and in television series that trivialize and distort his history. Through the voices of local citizens and academics, If They Spoke explores how the myth of a man whose violence left deep wounds across Colombia is constructed, consumed, and perpetuated.