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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Griselda_BlancoGriselda Blanco - Wikipedia

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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.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Griselda-BlancoGriselda Blanco | Biography, Crimes, & Facts | Britannica

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   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.

   • What was Griselda Blanco’s childhood like?

     Griselda Blanco grew up in poverty, and her life of crime reportedly began at an early age. According to some accounts, at age 11 she helped kidnap...
   • When did Griselda Blanco get married?

     Griselda Blanco married three times. She was a teenager when she married her first husband, and she split with her last husband in 1983. Her second...
   • What did Griselda Blanco do for a living?

     Griselda Blanco was a Colombian cocaine trafficker. In the 1970s and ’80s she was a central figure in the violent drug wars in Miami, and, accordin...
   • What was Griselda Blanco best known for?

     Seeking to eliminate her competition during her time in Miami, Griselda Blanco displayed a brazen ruthlessness that plunged the city into a period...

4. www.biography.com › crime › griselda-blancoGriselda Blanco: Biography, Drug Trafficker, Godmother of Cocaine

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   Jan 25, 2024 · Learn about the life and crimes of Griselda Blanco, a notorious Colombian drug lord who ran a cocaine cartel in the U.S. in the 1970s and 1980s. Find out how she earned her nicknames, who she killed, and how she died.

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7. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleThe real-life rise and fall of Griselda Blanco—cocaine ...

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   Feb 2, 2024 · Learn how Griselda Blanco rose from poverty to become a billionaire drug queenpin who ordered 40 murders and inspired a Netflix series. Discover how she built and lost her empire amid violence and corruption in Colombia and the U.S.

8. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-featuresThe True Story of Griselda Blanco, Deadly ‘Cocaine Godmother ...

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   Feb 10, 2024 · Sofía Vergara stars as Griselda Blanco, a Colombian drug lord who flooded Miami with cocaine and was linked to hundreds of murders. The series, based on a book by Jeff Leen, explores her rise and fall in the Seventies and Eighties.

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9. people.com › who-was-griselda-blanco-colombianWho Was Griselda Blanco? The True Story of Netflix’s ‘Griselda'

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   Jan 25, 2024 · Learn about the Colombian cartel leader who inspired Netflix's Griselda series, starring Sofía Vergara. From her childhood kidnapping to her murderous reign in Miami, discover the true story of the \"Black Widow\" who was behind hundreds of killings.

10. www.today.com › popculture › griselda-blanco-deathHow Did Griselda Blanco Die? Inside The True Story - TODAY

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    Jan 25, 2024 · Learn about the life and fate of the Colombian drug lord known as the \"Godmother of Cocaine,\" who was killed in 2012 in Medellín. Find out how she built her empire, faced legal battles and was portrayed by Sofía Vergara in a Netflix series.

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    How old was Griselda Blanco when she died?

    • She was 69 years old. According to The Guardian, Blanco was executed in the same style that she was credited with. “The manner of Griselda Blanco’s death on Monday reflected the brutality for which she became notorious — gunned down in the street by a killer on a motorcycle,” the article reads.

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    What happened to Griselda Blanco?

    • On September 3, 2012, 69-year-old Griselda Blanco stepped outside a butcher’s shop in Medellín. Suddenly, two shots rang out––they had come from the gun of assassins on a motorcycle, which quickly fled the scene. Blanco collapsed.

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    Who is Griselda Blanco?

    • 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. How did a girl who grew up in poverty in Colombia become an international narcotics queenpin pushing $80 million a month in cocaine? The Godmother. The Black Widow.

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    Is Griselda based on a true story?

    • On January 25, Netflix released the limited series Griselda, starring Sofia Vergara in the title role. The six-episode show is based on the life of Griselda Blanco, a real-life drug trafficker and murderer who ran a cocaine cartel in the 1970s and ’80s.

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