Pallomari was born on October 1, 1949, in María Elena,
Antofagasta Region, Chile, to Lilian González and Guillermo Pallomari Astudillo. Pallomari obtained a degree in
accounting, although he never formally worked in that sector. He also obtained a degree in
systems engineering a few years later. In 1973, during the
military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990), Pallomari moved with scarce economic resources, to Colombia. During those years, he obtained a work as bank supervisor and later on, in a textile company. He married Gladys Patricia Cárdona, and along with her, founded a technological company called Universal Link
. They had two children. (in which he received more than USD $6 million to finance his campaign expenses; equivalent to $10.5 million in 2020) and Cali's illicit operations, he moved to the United States to testify and is under the
Witness Protection Program. == In popular culture ==