American producer Eric Newman, one of the minds behind the successful “Narcos” and “Narcos: Mexico,” once again explores the underworld of drug trafficking that historically united Latin America and the United States in “Griselda”, the series that arrives next Thursday, January 25, on Netflix.
The protagonist, the renowned Sofía Vergara stands out in this series from the place that Hollywood assigned her to play the ambitious Colombian leader of one of the most powerful cocaine cartels in Miami during the 80s. The production did not seek to imitate Griselda Blanco’s real appearance, but only her behaviors.
“I was always interested in her story, and one of the reasons we didn’t incorporate her in the previous strips is because she wasn’t someone who shared space, She was too good to be a character that just comes and goes. “She’s too fascinating and dynamic to share the spotlight,” Newman explained. in dialogue with Télam.
The proposal has 6 chapters and portrays the rise of Griselda Blanco in that masculinized criminal territory, where she was even one of the mentors of a then young Pablo Escobar.
“La Madrina,” who died in 2012 at age 69 when she was shot twice by a motorcyclist in Medellín, is played on screen by Vergarawho after his beginnings in the entertainment industry and in a handful of soap operas in the mid-90s, settled permanently in the United States and made a place for himself in the comedy genre in both film and TV.
Despite being typecast by the industry in “sensual Latina” roles, and even ridiculed for her English accent, the actress from Barranquilla established herself as one of the most popular performers in her field. He did it with his roles in “Almost a Gigolo” (2013), “Chef” (2014), “Dos locas en fuga” (2015) and in the sitcom “Modern Family”, perhaps his most famous work and the one that earned him four nominations at the Emmys and as many at the Golden Globes.
Griselda Blanco’s family sues Sofía Vergara
Sofía Vergara could face the children and heirs of Griselda Blanco, the drug trafficker which had a lot of power in the 80’s in Miami. The reason is because of the series that bears his name, which will premiere this January 25. According to the plaintiffs’ argument, neither the Colombian actress nor the producer would have the rights to the protagonist’s life.
Although for years Sepúlveda Blanco, also the son of drug trafficker Darío Sepúlveda, held some interviews with various media to bring his mother’s life to the screen, The Netflix production would have improperly used photographs, stories and other materials without giving them remuneration or permission, “which violates their rights,” according to their arguments.
Synopsis of Griselda, the new Netflix narco series
“Griselda” is inspired by the story of Griselda Blanco, a devoted Colombian mother who, through ambition, ended up becoming the most powerful woman in the criminal world.
Over the years, she managed to skillfully transition between her business and family life, earning several nicknames, including: “Black Widow” and “Mafia Lady.”
This is how it reads in the official synopsis: “In the Miami of the 70s and 80s, Blanco’s lethal mix of unexpected wildness and charm helped her deftly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known. like ‘the Godmother’.”
Griselda Trailer
Griselda cast
Sophia Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Vanessa Ferlito, Alberto Ammann, Karol G, Christian Tappan, Diego Trujillo, Paulina Davila, Gabriel Sloyer, Juliana Aiden Martinez, Martin Rodriguez, Jose Zuniga, Maximiliano Hernandez and Julieth Restrepo.