2024 has arrived full of news in the world of cinema and series, and one of them has been Griselda, a production starring Sofía Vergara and which has recently landed on Netflix. The series is about Griselda Blanco, known as the ‘Godmother of Cocaine’, a Colombian woman who died in 2012 and who was one of the most important names in drug trafficking in the country. However, this premiere has been clouded by a legal issue, since several media outlets have received information that talks about a lawsuit from Griselda Blanco’s family. Vergara recently spoke about this.
As we said, the series stars the Colombian actress, who is also one of the promoters of the project along with Eric Newman, who was already involved in other productions about drug trafficking on Netflix, such as the popular series Narcos, which was so successful years ago. . However, there has recently been news that has clouded the premiere of this series.
The cast is immersed in the promotion of the series, which is why we have been able to see Sofía Vergara herself in Spain, on sets such as, for example, El Hormiguero. Now the news has come to light that media such as Entertainment Tonight have received information that talks about a lawsuit by Griselda Blanco’s family, something that the aforementioned media wanted to ask the Colombian about.
And, according to Michael Blanco, son of the drug trafficker, in the past he was already in talks with Netflix to carry out a production based on his mother’s life. The man now assures that the platform has used part of what Blanco would have told them. At the moment, this information has not been proven, and that is why Sofía did not want to comment on the matter.
Vergara was asked about this on the American program Entertainment Tonight. However, the actress wanted to downplay this issue and preferred to focus on how the role was prepared. “I tried to understand her from the beginning. I started feeling fascinated by her, because she achieved things that were impossible for a woman to achieve, even if they were horrible,” commented Sofía, about a character as complex as Griselda was. Without a doubt, her preparation has been essential to be able to embody it.
