ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn sˈɜːpə mˈɛt ɜːnˈɛstoʊ sˈæmpɚ pɪzˈɑːnoʊ, hˌuː wʌz wˈɜːkɪŋ æz dᵻbˈeɪt tʃˈiːf ʌv ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ lˈoʊpɛz mˈɪtʃɛlsənz sˈɛkənd pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kæmpˈeɪn ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɡˈʊd fɹˈɛndz.
In 1981 Serpa met Ernesto Samper Pizano, who was working as debate chief of Alfonso López Michelsen's second presidential campaign and became good friends.