The premiere of “Griselda” on Netflix with a lawsuit included, why does the youngest son of the “Godfather” of drug trafficking reject the series starring Sofia Vergara?

Sofia Vergara’s interview with Pablo Motos in the movie “El Hormiguero” is not the only controversy that reaches the Colombian actress. The protagonist of the series “Griselda”, which is due to be released by Netflix soon, is facing a lawsuit from the family of Griselda Blanco, alias “Godmother of Cocaine” or “Black Widow”.

Vergara plays the lead character and is also an executive producer of the series that will be available on the platform. streaming from January 25.

In an interview with Colombia’s W Radio, the youngest of Griselda Blanco’s four children, Michael Corleone Sepúlveda Blanco, said he was grateful that a “Colombian queen” like Sofía Vergara played his mother.

However, a few minutes later she expressed her disagreement and even stated that if her mother were alive, Sofía would not have dared to play this role without her permission.

Why Griselda Blanco’s son is suing Sofia Vergara

At that first moment, he did not express his intention to sue Sofia Vergara or Netflix for the rights to the story.

The 45-year-old, who provides technical advice for productions and documentaries related to the issue of drug trafficking, would change his mind if he filed a lawsuit a few days before his book “My Mother, Godmother” also goes on sale.

For Michael Corleone, “it’s a really cool slap in the face to not require information from the family or consult with the family” so that Griselda Blanco’s story could be told through Netflix.

Griselda’s youngest child then decided to sue the platform and the actress for the alleged unauthorized use of his mother’s image and portrait of his family, as documented by El Universal de México.

After TMZ published information about Michael Corleone’s lawsuit against Sofía Vergara, the lawyer representing Griselda Blanco’s son issued a statement explaining the basis of the legal action and holding Andrés Hernando López and Rafael Alfredo responsible. Rojas Vega, production members.

The document states that no member of Griselda Blanco’s family authorized Netflix to use the image of the woman who died in September 2012. It also adds that those involved took advantage of the good faith of Michael, who told her very personal details about his family in order to jointly release a book.

“Make no mistake, Michael Corleone Blanco is humbled and excited every time someone reaches out to shed light on his mother and family. However, in the Netflix/Latin World Entertainment case, the defendants approached him for his work, his perspective and knowledge only to turn around and act as if he didn’t exist,” the legal team appointed today said in a statement. Universal.

Griselda Blanco’s son would seek $50,000 in damages in the lawsuit. (AND)