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Griselda Blanco Restrepo (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the Medellín Cartel.
May 9, 2024 · Griselda Blanco (born February 15, 1943, Santa Marta?, Colombia—died September 3, 2012, Medellín) was a Colombian cocaine trafficker who amassed a vast empire and was a central figure in the violent drug wars in Miami in the 1970s and ’80s.
Griselda is an American biographical crime drama television miniseries directed by Andrés Baiz and produced by Eric Newman and Sofía Vergara. It is written by Doug Miro and Ingrid Escajeda. It stars Vergara as Griselda Blanco, a notorious Colombian drug lord.
Feb 2, 2024 · Griselda Blanco is suspected of being involved in 40 murders across the U.S., including all three of her husbands. At its height, her network was pushing $80 million a month in cocaine.
Jan 26, 2024 · Michael Corleone Blanco, Griselda Blanco’s fourth and youngest child, is still alive. He calls himself, per the website of his lifestyle brand, the “proud son of Griselda Blanco.”
Starring Sofia Vergara as ambitious and murderous Miami cartel head, "Griselda" reveals dramatized life, business acumen, and downfall of “the Godmother,” one of America’s highest earning drug traffickers in the 1970s and 80s.
Jan 25, 2024 · Griselda Blanco was a Colombian cartel leader who died in 2012. Here's everything to know about Griselda Blanco, a.k.a. The Black Widow, including her rise to power, family and crimes.
Feb 1, 2024 · Born in Cartagena, Colombia, in 1943, Griselda Blanco Restrepo moved to Medellín when she was three years old. Once dubbed by Time magazine as "the most dangerous city on earth", Medellín...
Jan 17, 2024 · Griselda Blanco and the female drug barons of Latin America. 17 January 2024. By Emi Eleode, Features correspondent. Alamy. The new Netflix series Griselda casts light on a lesser-known figure...
Griselda Blanco, also known by the nicknames ‘The Black Widow’ or ‘Cocaine Godmother,’ was a notorious Colombian drug lord who dominated the drug trafficking trade in Miami from the ’70s and beyond. Blanco was famous for her success in her trade — earning as much as $80 million per month at her peak — and her violence in her dealings.
