'Griselda' is a series produced by Netflix and starring Sofía Vergara. The story recreates the life of Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug trafficker and founder of the Medellín Cartel, known as the 'Godmother of Pablo Escobar'. However, like any dramatic recreation, the series mixes real events and fictional components to build its narrative. What events are real in the popular streaming series?
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Was Griselda Blanco feared by Pablo Escobar?
The first episode of the series 'Griselda' begins with the phrase “The only man I have ever been afraid of is a woman named Griselda Blanco”, attributed to Pablo Escobar. However, it is difficult to determine the veracity of this quote from the leader of the Medellin poster. The relationship of rivalry between both characters did exist.
“I interviewed Popeye, the famous hitman who survived Escobar, because no one had asked him about Griselda. He remembered, in the midst of his sociopathy, some specific details such as that Pablo Escobar felt proud that his first great enemy in the world of the mafia would have been her,” he said. Jose GuarnizoColombian journalist with extensive research into the life of Griselda Blancoto the BBC.
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How many husbands did Griselda Blanco have?
In the series, Griselda Blanco she has two husbands; However, in real life, the one known as 'Black Widow' was engaged three times. Jose Darío Trujillo, known as 'Eyelashes', is the husband who does not appear in the Netflix production. Regarding the different versions of his death, Guarnizo clarifies: “In several books they say that she ordered him to be killed, but that is not true. I was able to confirm that he died in New York, that he had cirrhosis and that they had to repatriate the body.” .
Alberto Bravo, her second husband, appears in the series under his real name. It was with him that Griselda Blanco established herself in drug trafficking. There are doubts about his death, related to the possible complicity of his wife, although the most accepted version indicates that he was murdered by a sector of the Medellín Cartel.
Darío Sepúlveda, her third husband, plays a central role in the series. There are strong indications that Blanco may have had some involvement in her death.
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How many children did Griselda Blanco have?
With Jose Darío Trujillo, Griselda Blanco He had three children: Uber, Dixon and Oswaldo (Ozzie in the series). While with Darío Sepúlveda she had only one son, Michael Corleone Sepúlveda Blanco.
The escape to California with her four children, after the intensification of the war with the Medellín Cartel, is one of the most climactic moments of the series and is quite consistent with the real story.
How was the capture of Griselda Blanco?
The fall of the Colombian drug trafficker was more dramatic than in the Netflix series. Griselda Blanco He did not turn himself in to the DEA as a way to escape his enemies. The US agency's troops tracked his location by following the luxury cars, of which his children were fans.
“The DEA agent had promised to give her a kiss if he managed to capture her and that's what he did when he found her reading the Bible,” he noted. Jose Guarnizo.
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