Gaviria has had a long standing feud with Netflix. He claims the network is using his and his late brother’s names and likenesses without authorization and is seeking a fee of $1 billion to be paid to Escobar Inc., or, he says “we will close their little show.” Muñoz Portal’s body was found in his car in a farm field in Temascalapa, about 40 miles northeast of Mexico City. His body was riddled with bullets. Muñoz Portal had been scouting locations for Season 4 of Narcos, the show that follows the rise and fall of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Escobar’s 71-year old brother, once known as the chief hitman for his brother’s Medellin drug cartel, spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about the death of Muñoz Portal. Escobar Gaviria was arrested in December 1993 after his brother was killed in a shootout with the Colombian National Police. He served 10 years in prison for his role in the Medellin cartel. In 2014, Escobar Gaviria founded Escobar, Inc. and claimed successor-in-interest rights for his late brother. In July 2016, Escobar Gaviria sent a letter to Netflix demanding a payment of $1 billion for unauthorized use of content as related to the life of Pablo Escobar and the violent Medellin cartel. In a phone call, Escobar Gaviria told the Hollywood Reporter: According to the former cartel accountant and hitman, Netflix is scared and Escobar Inc.’s lawyers are in contact with Netflix about the $1 billion payment. Authorities in Mexico do not yet have any suspects in the killing of Muñoz Portal due to the lack of witnesses. Muñoz Portal was a Mexican national who had worked as a location scout since 2003. Among the productions he worked on were Man on Fire, Apocalypto, and the James Bond film Spectre. Following the murder of Carlos Muñoz Portal, Netflix issued the following statement:
