Home / Explore places / Colombia / Medellín
Stories Set in Medellín
Medellín was the world's most dangerous city in the early nineties, then transformed into a showcase of cable cars, libraries and spring weather. That turnaround is what everything set here is really about, whether it dramatizes the cartel years or the life after them. Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord and Memories of My Father show both sides. Open Medellín on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Medellín on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Medellín
Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.
Browse 2 books, 4 movies and 4 TV shows set in Medellín.
Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds is…
Lady, la vendedora de rosas
The life story of Colombian film star Lady Tabares, who was plucked off the mean streets to star in a film and quickly rose to fame.
Memories of My Father
In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favored classes. After a devastating loss in…
Broken Promises
Persuaded by promises of a better life, three young women are sold into prostitution and must risk their lives and their families to escape.
Bloque De Busqueda
Group of policemen trained to capture Pablo Escobar. It tells the story of the family of some of its members and what they had to experience during the drug trafficking era in Colombia.
The Kings of the World
Rá Culebro Sere Winny and Nano. Five boys who live on the streets of Medellín. Five kings with no kingdom no law no family set out on a journey in search of the promised land. A subversive tale told through a wild and…
The Boy from Medellín
Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin prepares for his 2019 homecoming concert amid intense political turmoil.
Fragments of Love
Rodrigo a piano-tuner and former composer fallen on hard times begins a love affair with the soon-to-be-married Susana. When a bomb in the city of Medellín nearly kills them Rodrigo and Susana surrender to their…
El olvido que seremos
El médico Héctor Abad Gómez dedicó sus últimos años, hasta el mismo día en que cayó asesinado en pleno centro de Medellín, a la defensa de la igualdad social y los derechos humanos. El olvido que seremos es la…
Rosario Tijeras
"Como a Rosario le pegaron un tiro a quemarropa mientras le daban un beso, confundió el dolor del amor con el de la muerte". Rosario Tijeras es el violento y violado personaje al centro de este estudio de contrastes…
The 10 stories above are the catalogue's most popular for this entry. For the full live catalogue, open Medellín in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.
Keep exploring
Colombia · Bogotá · Cartagena · All places