Before the arrival of Pablo Escobar in the world of drug trafficking, there was his mentor in this business, the famous Griselda Blanco, a woman brought to life by Netflix in a new miniseries with Sofía Vergara in the main role, screenwriter Ingrid Escajeda, director Andrés Baiz and debutant in the main role. Karol G.
Known as the “Godmother of Cocaine”, the Colombian woman was one of the first women to lead organizations dedicated to drug trafficking and assassins, and this is exactly the story that the series called “Griselda” will explore in its six episodes, as reported by El Tiempo .
Netflix: this is Griselda, the new drug series starring Sofia Vergara and Karol G
Griselda Blanco, the inspiration for the Netflix series with Karol G
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As Prensa Libre reports, it’s been 11 years since the drug dealer was killed by two assassins on a motorcycle and several decades since she built her empire in the United States, but her story is still more relevant than ever.
His beginnings took place at the age of 11, the age at which he was the leader of a gang of pickpockets, according to Las 2 Orillas; However, her second husband, Alberto Bravo, introduced her to the world of human trafficking. Blanco became a dominant figure in the drug business and innovated by carrying cocaine in the underwear and shoes of the women or “mules” he hired.
Her influence reached its peak when she introduced Pablo Escobar to the cocaine business, but it all ended when she was arrested in 1985 by American authorities. She escaped the electric chair, received a 20-year prison sentence, and was deported to Colombia in 2004, where she died.
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Griselda: “The Black Widow”
Griselda was nicknamed the “Black Widow” by many because she killed her second husband Alberto Bravo, whom she believed to be a traitor, and her third partner Daría Sepúlveda, the man who tried to save their son Michael Corleone from his mother’s vice business, according to Swiss Info.
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During her years in prison, she was also the girlfriend of Charles Cosby, a black man who testified against her before the authorities.
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