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- The Ochoa brothers—Jorge, Juan, and Fabio—were major players in the formation of the Medellin cartel, which counted Pablo Escobar amongst its ranks. Fun fact: Narcos s creenwriter Doug Miro, worked on the scripts for Griselda, too. If there’s one thing you should know about cartels in the '80s, it’s that nearly everyone was connected.
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Feb 4, 2024 · Netflix. In real life, Marta was actually the sister of the Ochoa brothers, acting as a liaison between Blanco and the Medellin cartel, and her death was not an accident. Rather, Blanco is...
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Jan 27, 2024 · The Ochoa brothers—Jorge, Juan, and Fabio—were major players in the formation of the Medellin cartel, which counted Pablo Escobar amongst its ranks. Fun fact: Narcos s creenwriter Doug Miro,...
Feb 1, 2024 · In real life, Jorge, Juan David and Fabio Ochoa were brothers and key members of the Medellin cartel, run by Pablo Escobar. In 1987, all three were on Forbes Billionaire list and in an interview with PBS, Jorge, said that drug trafficking was more of a 'part-time' job for him.
- Dario. Dario from the show is based on the real-life Dario Sepúlveda, who was Griselda Blanco's third husband. He was a hired killer and drug trafficker whom Griselda married in 1978.
- Rivi. Rivi from the crime drama series is based on the real-life Colombian-American criminal Jorge "Rivi" Ayala-Rivera. Like the Rivi in the show, the real Rivi worked as a ruthless hitman for Griselda Blanco and later testified against her.
- Alberto Bravo. The Alberto Bravo character from the show is based on the real-life Alberto Bravo, who was a drug trafficker and Griselda Blanco's second husband.
- Marta Ochoa. UPDATE: 01/26/24 - We initially put that Marta Ochoa from Griselda was based on the real-life Marta Nieves Ochoa Vasquez, the sister of Fabio, Jorge, and Juan David Ochoa Vasquez, who were some of the founding members of the Medellín Cartel.
Jan 26, 2024 · In real life, Rafa was a representative of the Ochoa Vasquez family, who wanted to expand the territory of the Medellin Cartel and turn the entire United States into a lucrative cocaine market. In America, Rafa worked with a Jewish American engineer named Max Mermelstein.
Jan 26, 2024 · The Ochoa family appears again in Griselda with Narcos’ Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, an original leading member of the Medellin cartel, making a deal with Blanco, and his little sister Marta Ochoa,...
Jan 26, 2024 · Narcos depicts this event and how Pablo Escobar convinced the Ochoa family to not pay her ransom. Instead, the Medellín cartel created the paramilitary group Muerte a Secuestradores or MAS.
