PRE PAGOS in Colombia

“It used to be only women from a low social class who charged for sex, now it is all social classes. It is no longer stigmatized as something lower class. Before they did it because they didn’t have work, now many young girls do it simply because they want pocket money to spend on discos, designer clothes, plastic surgery, etc. When a woman is beautiful they often fall into this life. We are acquiring this culture which worries me, like in Cuba and Rio de Janeiro.”

“Marco”, a nightclub owner, talking about the phenomenon of the “prepagos” in Medellín, middle-class girls, often models, who work as prostitutes. It has only really taken off in the last few years. The University of Eafit, supposedly the best university in the city, is particularly known for this.

“The have always looked for rich men, obviously, but didn’t charge money. Then the next day they would start crying, saying. “I don’t have enough for university”, etc. Or they would say, “Give me a present,” such a watch, clothes, a ticket to Cartagena or Miami. There are various levels. But now it has changed because they are losing the shame, and they are no longer embarrassed to charge money. It can be 50,000 pesos ($22) or less, up to 200 million pesos ($88,000) for someone such as a famous model who is on the TV. Who pays them? Drug traffickers. No one else has that kind of money.”

There are, if you look for them, agencies, and web sites who manage this kind of business and charge a commission, but mostly it is done by word of mouth and personal recommendations. “Someone has to vouch for the client,” Marco said. Is organised crime involved in it? “Yes, but only as the clients... These women don’t care about education, manners, looks; money is enough, only money. With money it is all possible. Some of them do that thing where they hit you with sticks- what do you call that?”
“Fetishism?”
“Yeah.”

“Pablo” is a director of the Zona Rosa Corporation, which looks after the interests of bars, restaurants and clubs in the Zona Rosa, the city’s main night spot. He told the Daily Journal that everyone who moves in those circles has numbers of some prepagos, “Medellín is a city of models. Plastic surgery has really taken off in the last ten years, and the concept of beauty has changed. For your birthday now, they give you bigger breasts. You can get plastic surgery on credit, as with a car, or a mortgage, pay 50,000 pesos ($22) for month. It can be viewed as a kind of investment.”

“Michelle”, 22, was operated on just last week. It cost $1,500. She has been working as a prepago for about a year and half. She claims to have slept with the FARC commander known as El Mono, and one of the Castaño brothers (founders of the AUC), as well as various drug traffickers and businessmen. She has been to one of the fincas of “Macaco”, one of Colombia’s top paramilitaries, in the company of several other girls. “No one in my family knows.”

She hopes to meet someone who will treat her well, **preferably a foreigner. “There is an agency called Colombian Love Connection run by an Australian. He’s very good-looking, but he’s a dog. You hardly earn anything, but people do it for the contacts… I’ve got friends who have married a Italian, a gringo and a Canadian.”

She asked if I wanted to go to a strip club with her. I made my excuses and left.

By (Deleted user) on Apr 23, 2007, 23:09 in Friendly Talkzone.

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morphus says on Apr 23, 2007, 23:18: Lol...once a girl asked me to take her "chopping". I asked her what does she like to chop, trees? 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Buongone says on Apr 23, 2007, 23:21: Pre Pago Rodadero, maybe you should of tagged along. Saw what was going to become of it. See how far the chit went. Sometimes it's fun just playing the game. You could always step aside, at any given moment, for any reason what so ever. You have the Gift of Gab. Might have been given some free leg, if you so desired !! 0 funny, 0 helpful.

goin_south says on Apr 23, 2007, 23:36: You could take a Pre Pago here .... HERE??? In Valledupar??? Colombia; It's...a Pre-Pago Party! “ I would rather be a conservative nut job rather than a liberal with no nuts and no job.” 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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