By ANI
WASHINGTON: Colombian-American actor and mannequin Sofia Vergara is about to star in a Netflix restricted sequence about infamous drug trafficker Griselda Blanco.
According to Variety, the sequence titled ‘Griselda’ chronicles the real-life story of a savvy and impressive Colombian businesswoman who created one of the vital worthwhile drug cartels in historical past.
A loyal mom, Blanco’s deadly mix of allure and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between household and enterprise main her to grow to be extensively referred to as the Black Widow and the Cocaine Godmother. The present will encompass six 50-minute episodes.
Talking about her position Vergara stated, “Griselda Blanco was a larger-than-life character whose ruthless but ingenious tactics allowed her to rule a billion-dollar empire years before many of the most notorious male kingpins we know so much about.”
She added, “We are thrilled to have found the perfect partners in Eric, Andres and Netflix to help us bring this story of her life to the screen.”
It had beforehand been speculated that the sequence can be a by-product of the favored Netflix sequence ‘Narcos’. However, in line with a person with information of the undertaking, it is a fully separate story with no connection to the present sequence.
Vergara and Luis Balaguer have been growing the undertaking for eight years beneath their Latin World Entertainment banner earlier than bringing it to Netflix.
Several members of the ‘Narcos’ inventive staff are engaged on the present, although. Specifically, Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Andres Baiz and Carlo Bernard all function govt producers, with Newman at present beneath an general deal at Netflix.
Ingrid Escajeda serves as the author, govt producer, and showrunner, with Escajeda co-writing the primary episode with Miro. Vergara will govt produce along with starring, with Balaguer additionally govt producing. Baiz, a local Colombian like Vergara, will direct all six episodes.
“Griselda Blanco has long been a passion project for Sofia and we are grateful that she and her partners at LatinWe have chosen us to help her tell that story,” Newman stated.
He added, “Sofia is a brilliant talent and her passion combined with a fantastic story from Doug and Ingrid, and the amazing Andres Baiz at the directing helm, means we have a very exciting series to share with audiences.”
Vergara is finest recognized for her starring position within the hit ABC sitcom ‘Modern Family’, for which she earned 4 Emmy nominations. The present ended after 11 seasons and 250 episodes in 2020. She has additionally starred in movies equivalent to ‘Chef’, ‘Machete Kills’, ‘Madea Goes to Jail’, and ‘Four Brothers’. She joined the judges panel of ‘America’s Got Talent’ in 2020.
This is not going to be the primary time Blanco has been portrayed onscreen. Catherine Zeta-Jones performed her within the 2017 movie ‘Cocaine Godmother’. Jennifer Lopez can be at present growing a Blanco biopic titled ‘The Godmother’ with STX Films, as per Variety.