conviction_status death_date death_place birth_name birth_place religion alias children nationality image_size cause image_caption birth_date article_title name image_name
deceased 15 december 1989 tolu , colombia josé gonzalo rodríguez gacha pacho , colombia roman catholicism el mexicano -lrb- the mexican -rrb- fredy rodriguez celades , daniel ray rodriguez colombian 150px killed by colombian army picture of rodriguez gacha 14 , may 1947 josé gonzalo rodríguez gacha
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josé gonzalo rodríguez gacha

josé gonzalo rodríguez gacha -lrb- may 14 , 1947 -- december 15 , 1989 -rrb- , also known by the nickname `` el mexicano '' , was a colombian drug lord who was one of the leaders of the notorious medellín cartel along with the ochoa brothers and pablo escobar .
at the height of his criminal career rodríguez was acknowledged as one of the world 's most successful drug dealers .
in 1988 , `` forbes '' magazine included him in their annual list of the world 's billionaires .
