The True Story of Deadly Drug Lord Griselda Blanco

Griselda Blanco She was so highly regarded as the “godmother of cocaine” that she named her youngest son after him. Michael Corleone.

But overseeing a drug-smuggling ring that, at its peak, moved 3,400 pounds of cocaine a month by land, air and sea would earn the woman some high honors. It would also provide a wealth of material for books, documentaries and television shows.

“As a woman, it fascinated me, because I knew these characters from Colombia,” Sofia Vergarawho made history with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her portrayal of Blanco in the Netflix series. Griselda“They were household names,” he told Deadline in June. Pablo EscobarRodriguez Orejuela [brothers]“They are the biggest drug dealers in the world. But I never imagined that there was a woman who could rise to the level of these men.”

Vergara, who hails from Colombia and is the first Latina to be nominated in her category at the awards ceremony on September 15, admitted that she found it difficult at times to play the tough, tough but undeniably smart and charming Blanco.