John Jairo Arias Tascón (1961 – 13 June 1990),[1] known as Pinina, was a member of the Medellín Cartel. He obtained power in the cartel's military wing and was accused of hundreds of murders. He was considered to be ranked fifth within the cartel structure.[2] He was a hit man, the boss of hit men and leader of a criminal group at the disposal of the Cartel, known as Los Priscos.[3]
His high-pitched voice caused him to be nicknamed "Pinina", after the character of the same name played by child actress Andrea del Boca in the 1974 Argentine film Papá corazón se quiere casar.[3][4] He was 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) tall. Few photos of him are available.[3][5]
As a child, Arias lived in the Medellin commune, in the barrio (neighborhood) Lovaina. He was born to a poor family. He became a thief at twelve, then joined a gang and finally became a hit man at age 15.[3] One story holds that one day he went to a park near San Pedro cemetery, where he stole a music player from a car that belonged to Pablo Escobar. One of Pablo's men started asking around and found that Arias had broken into the car. He informed Pablo Escobar of the feat. Escobar then asked Pinina to be a member of the cartel.[5]
Arias had a vast knowledge of the people in the commune, which allowed him to recruit members for murder-for-hire. The first assassination ordered by the Medellín Cartel, i.e., the assassination of Rodrigo Lara, was delegated to him. He then hired Byron de Jesús Velásquez, Iván Darío Guizao Álvarez and others to commit the assassination in 1984.[3] Pinina participated in almost every criminal act ordered by the cartel: the assassinations of Lara and El Espectador director Guillermo Cano Isaza in 1986, the bombing of the El Espectador building in 1989, the assassination of Police Colonel Jaime Ramírez Gómez in 1986, the kidnap and murder of Carlos Mauro Hoyos in 1988, the murder of the Antioquia governor Antonio Roldán Betancur in 1989, the assassination of the Police Colonel Valdemar Franklin Quintero in 1989, cooperation with the arrangement of the DAS Building bombing in 1989 (leaving 52 dead and at least 600 wounded), involvement in the bombing of an Avianca airplane on 27 November 1989 (110 people killed), participation in the killing of many police officers as well as the assassination of the magistrate of Colombian Supreme Court Hernando Baquero Borda in 1986, participation in the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán in 1989 and the war between the Medellin Cartel and the Cali Cartel along with other criminal acts such as car bombings.[1][3][5] According to his associate, Jhon Jairo Velásquez, alias "Popeye", Arias Tascon was also involved in the assassination of Antonio Roldán Betancur, which took place on 4 July, 1989.[citation needed]
Death
Arias died on 13 June 1990, when the Colombian police raided his apartment in the neighborhood, El Poblado of Medellín. He tried to escape through a window on the third floor, but fell, injuring his ankle, head and right arm. He was able to stand up and tried to walk to his car, but upon encountering the police, he retreated into the apartment building. On the first floor he engaged in a fight with police officers and was eventually killed. He was 29 years old at the time of his death. After his death, the Medellín Cartel started to fall apart. In retaliation, Escobar ordered his men to drive a car-bomb into the police station of El Poblado, causing severe damage.[3] His body was buried in cemetery in Medellín.[5]
Media
In 2012, Caracol Televisión premiered the series Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord, inspired by the life of the cartel chief. In it, the character of John Jairo Arias was portrayed as the character Jeison (Jason) Taborda using the alias "El Chili".
In 2016, Netflix series Narcos used Pinina as the inspiration for Pablo Escobar's sicario lieutenant Poison in the award-winning series. The character was played by well known Mexican actor Jorge A. Jimenez.
In the series Bloque de búsqueda, produced by Teleset for Sony Pictures Television, broadcast in 2016 and inspired by the police force that disbanded the Medellín Cartel, his character was performed by the actor Sebastián Boscán, under the alias "Pinocho".
References
^ ab"Pinina: Un itinerario criminal". El Tiempo. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^Ap (1990-06-15). "Drug Cartel Figure Is Slain in Medellin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
^ abcdefg"Golpe al sicariato". Semana (in Spanish). 15 July 1990. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^Neira, Armando (27 November 2020). "Lo que se vivió en el último vuelo del HK-180". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ abcd"Especial "Pinina" - Popeye". YouTube. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links
Pinina: Un itinerario criminal
January 06, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John Jairo Arias Tascon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Jairo Arias Tascon 1961 13 June 1990 1 known as Pinina was a member of the Medellin Cartel He obtained power in the cartel s military wing and was accused of hundreds of murders He was considered to be ranked fifth within the cartel structure 2 He was a hit man the boss of hit men and leader of a criminal group at the disposal of the Cartel known as Los Priscos 3 John Jairo Arias TasconBornJohn Jairo Arias Tascon1961Medellin Antioquia ColombiaDied13 June 1990 1990 06 13 aged 29 Medellin Antioquia ColombiaOther namesPininaOrganizationMedellin CartelHis high pitched voice caused him to be nicknamed Pinina after the character of the same name played by child actress Andrea del Boca in the 1974 Argentine film Papa corazon se quiere casar 3 4 He was 5 ft 5 in 165 cm tall Few photos of him are available 3 5 Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Media 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditAs a child Arias lived in the Medellin commune in the barrio neighborhood Lovaina He was born to a poor family He became a thief at twelve then joined a gang and finally became a hit man at age 15 3 One story holds that one day he went to a park near San Pedro cemetery where he stole a music player from a car that belonged to Pablo Escobar One of Pablo s men started asking around and found that Arias had broken into the car He informed Pablo Escobar of the feat Escobar then asked Pinina to be a member of the cartel 5 Arias had a vast knowledge of the people in the commune which allowed him to recruit members for murder for hire The first assassination ordered by the Medellin Cartel i e the assassination of Rodrigo Lara was delegated to him He then hired Byron de Jesus Velasquez Ivan Dario Guizao Alvarez and others to commit the assassination in 1984 3 Pinina participated in almost every criminal act ordered by the cartel the assassinations of Lara and El Espectador director Guillermo Cano Isaza in 1986 the bombing of the El Espectador building in 1989 the assassination of Police Colonel Jaime Ramirez Gomez in 1986 the kidnap and murder of Carlos Mauro Hoyos in 1988 the murder of the Antioquia governor Antonio Roldan Betancur in 1989 the assassination of the Police Colonel Valdemar Franklin Quintero in 1989 cooperation with the arrangement of the DAS Building bombing in 1989 leaving 52 dead and at least 600 wounded involvement in the bombing of an Avianca airplane on 27 November 1989 110 people killed participation in the killing of many police officers as well as the assassination of the magistrate of Colombian Supreme Court Hernando Baquero Borda in 1986 participation in the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan in 1989 and the war between the Medellin Cartel and the Cali Cartel along with other criminal acts such as car bombings 1 3 5 According to his associate Jhon Jairo Velasquez alias Popeye Arias Tascon was also involved in the assassination of Antonio Roldan Betancur which took place on 4 July 1989 citation needed Death EditArias died on 13 June 1990 when the Colombian police raided his apartment in the neighborhood El Poblado of Medellin He tried to escape through a window on the third floor but fell injuring his ankle head and right arm He was able to stand up and tried to walk to his car but upon encountering the police he retreated into the apartment building On the first floor he engaged in a fight with police officers and was eventually killed He was 29 years old at the time of his death After his death the Medellin Cartel started to fall apart In retaliation Escobar ordered his men to drive a car bomb into the police station of El Poblado causing severe damage 3 His body was buried in cemetery in Medellin 5 Media EditIn 2012 Caracol Television premiered the series Pablo Escobar The Drug Lord inspired by the life of the cartel chief In it the character of John Jairo Arias was portrayed as the character Jeison Jason Taborda using the alias El Chili In 2013 RCN Television premiered the series Tres Caines produced by RTI Producciones where is mentioned under the alias Pepino In 2016 Netflix series Narcos used Pinina as the inspiration for Pablo Escobar s sicario lieutenant Poison in the award winning series The character was played by well known Mexican actor Jorge A Jimenez In the series Bloque de busqueda produced by Teleset for Sony Pictures Television broadcast in 2016 and inspired by the police force that disbanded the Medellin Cartel his character was performed by the actor Sebastian Boscan under the alias Pinocho References Edit a b Pinina Un itinerario criminal El Tiempo 15 June 1999 Retrieved 16 February 2018 Ap 1990 06 15 Drug Cartel Figure Is Slain in Medellin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2019 12 21 a b c d e f g Golpe al sicariato Semana in Spanish 15 July 1990 Retrieved 27 February 2022 Neira Armando 27 November 2020 Lo que se vivio en el ultimo vuelo del HK 180 El Tiempo in Spanish Retrieved 27 February 2022 a b c d Especial Pinina Popeye YouTube 19 May 2017 Retrieved 16 February 2018 External links EditPinina Un itinerario criminal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Jairo Arias Tascon amp oldid 1123300566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
