{"id":119319,"date":"2024-01-24T17:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/24\/what-happened-to-griselda-blanco-where-the-drug-lord-is-now-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T17:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:11:16","slug":"what-happened-to-griselda-blanco-where-the-drug-lord-is-now-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/24\/what-happened-to-griselda-blanco-where-the-drug-lord-is-now-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to Griselda Blanco? Where the Drug Lord Is Now \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sofia-vergara-young-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sofia-vergara-griselda-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Sofia Vergara in a scene from Griselda\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sofia-vergara-griselda-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sofia-vergara-griselda-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sofia-vergara-griselda-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sofia-vergara-young-photos\/#!1\/the-return-of-the-maserati-to-america-reception-and-dinner-four-seasons-restaurant-new-york-america-20-nov-2002\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"294\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sofia-vergara-through-the-years-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=294\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Sofia Vergara&#10;THE RETURN OF THE MASERATI TO AMERICA RECEPTION AND DINNER, FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 20 NOV 2002&#10;Sofia Vergara (wearing Diane Von Furstenberg) at the &quot;Return of the Maserati to America&quot; cocktail reception and dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City on November 20, 2002.&#10;&#10;Manhattan, New York&#10;&#10;Photo\u00ae Matt Baron\/BEImages.net\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sofia-vergara-young-photos\/#!2\/premiere-of-the-sum-of-all-fears\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"294\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sofia-vergara-through-the-years-2.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=294\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Sofia Vergara&#10;Premiere of 'The Sum of All Fears'&#10;May 29, 2002 - Los Angeles&#10;Sofia Vergara.&#10;Paramount Pictures' premiere of 'The Sum of All Fears' held at the Mann Village\/Bruin Theatre in Westwood Village. &#10;Photo by: Alex Berliner\u00aeBerliner Studio\/BEImages\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-3\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/sofia-vergara-young-photos\/#!3\/bulletproof-monk-film-premiere-hollywood-america-09-apr-2003\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sofia-vergara-through-the-years-3.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=300\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Sofia Vergara&#10;'BULLETPROOF MONK' FILM PREMIERE, HOLLYWOOD, AMERICA - 09 APR 2003\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/sofia-vergara\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/b><\/a> stepped into the sneakers of the real-life drug lord <strong>Griselda Blanco<\/strong> for her new Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/griselda-netflix-series-stars-sofia-vergara-everything-we-know-5165017\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sequence <i>Griselda<\/i><\/a>. A stark distinction to her previous comedic roles, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/01\/24\/sofia-vergara-shimmers-in-gold-dress-at-griselda-premiere-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colombian actress<\/a> described the notorious \u201cCocaine Godmother\u201d and \u201cBlack Widow\u201d as a robust determine.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u201cThere are so many nuances to explore in terms of who she was \u2014 as a woman, as a mother, and, of course, as a drug lord who created one of the most profitable cartels in history,\u201d Sof\u00eda instructed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1393344\/inside-sofia-vergaras-prosthetics-transformation-into-drug-lord-griselda-blanco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><i>E! <\/i><\/a>earlier this month. \u201cShe was not as famous as someone like <b>Pablo Escobar<\/b>, but even he was scared of her at the time. She stood on her own.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">So, the place is the notorious cocaine trafficker in the present day? Learn every thing we find out about Griselda\u2019s whereabouts beneath.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5245480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5245480\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5245480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sofia-vergara-griselda-embed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sofia Vergara as Griselda Blanco \" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5245480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Did Griselda Blanco Do?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Griselda was one of the outstanding faces within the Miami drug conflict within the Nineteen Seventies. She oversaw cocaine commerce between Colombia and American cities, together with New York and Miami.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">In the Sixties, Griselda created a profitable drug operation after immigrating to New York City from Colombia. However, after being indicted for fees of federal drug conspiracy, Griselda fled the nation and briefly returned to Colombia. By the Nineteen Seventies, she restarted her drug operation in Miami.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Throughout the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties, the Miami drug conflict concerned heavy violence and resulted in a whole lot of homicides every year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Did Griselda Blanco Go to Prison?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">In 1985, Griselda was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in her house, and her case was transferred to New York City. She was discovered responsible of conspiring to fabricate, import and distribute cocaine and was sentenced to fifteen years behind bars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">During her jail sentence, Griselda pleaded responsible to 3 counts of second-degree homicide, which resulted in an addition 20-year sentence on high of her 15-year sentence<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">In 2002, Griselda had a coronary heart assault in jail, which was reportedly because of her well being points from smoking and her weight. Two years later, Griselda was granted a launch from jail and was deported again to Colombia.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5245482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5245482\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5245482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sofia-vergara-griselda-embed-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sofia Vergara in a scene from Griselda \" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5245482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Happened to Griselda Blanco?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">After returning to Colombia, Griselda was fatally shot in 2012 by an murderer who was driving motorbike. She was shot twice and died.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Sofia Vergara Being Sued?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">Ahead of the discharge of Netflix\u2019s <i>Griselda<\/i> sequence, Griselda\u2019s household <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/01\/19\/sofia-vergara-sued-by-griselda-blancos-family-ahead-of-netflix-series\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> in opposition to Sof\u00eda and Netflix, claiming the unauthorized utilization of the Blanco household\u2019s picture and likeness. Griselda\u2019s grownup son, Michael Blanco, alleged that he had been giving interviews with different individuals who had been taken with making a present or a guide about his life story and his mom\u2019s. Michael additionally claimed that the people he interviewed with instructed him they might store the undertaking and that Netflix wasn\u2019t taken with utilizing any of the main points that he personally offered.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">The Blanco household\u2019s lawsuit additionally claims that Netflix violated their rights by utilizing their likeness and pictures with out searching for permission from them. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: Netflix Sof\u00eda Vergara stepped into the sneakers of the real-life drug lord Griselda Blanco for her new Netflix sequence Griselda. A stark distinction to her previous comedic roles, the Colombian actress described the notorious \u201cCocaine Godmother\u201d and \u201cBlack Widow\u201d as a robust determine.\u00a0 \u201cThere are so many nuances to explore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-119319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}