Griselda blanco restrepo was born in cartagena, colombia on february 15, 1943. Michael corleone blanco is an american gangster and the son of the late cocaine queen, griselda blanco restrepo. Griselda blanco, bynames godmother of cocaine, the godmother, and black widow, born february 15, 1943, santa marta. A story of a bad lady starting a stong line of drug dealing. More facts responsible between 40 to 240 murders the first colombian drug lord invented special boxers to smuggle in cocaine to the us. Her real name was griselda blanco, but she was known by many other. View the profiles of people named griselda blanco restrepo. Griselda blanco was a notorious drug trafficker who when working had griselda blanco has been portrayed in music, literature, and film including the documentary movies documentary, drama.
Griselda blanco biography childhood, life achievements. Griselda blancos son michael corleone still faces cocaine. Blancos street smarts and ruthless streak helped her rise to a top level in the infamous medellin cartel, garnering her such nicknames as the queen of cocaine and black widow. E stata responsabile di centinaia di omicidi nel corso degli anni settanta e ottanta del xx secolo. Join facebook to connect with griselda blanco restrepo and others you may know.
The first husband, carlos trujillo became the father of the first three children, osvaldo, dixon, and uber. Jan 19, 2018 catherine zetajones is playing infamous drug lord griselda blanco in the lifetime movie cocaine godmother. Griselda blanco restrepo was born in cartagena, colombia, on february 15, 1943. Griselda blanco film griselda blanco restrepo february 15. Born in colombia in 1943, griselda blanco engaged in criminal activity at an early age and soon found success by trafficking cocaine. Cocaine cowgirl goodreads share book recommendations. Godmother of cocaine shot dead in colombia world news. The life story of drug lord griselda blanco, who was a pioneer in the miamibased cocaine trade, is dramatized. Griselda blanco was a colombian cocaine trafficker. Fans, like me, of scarface, goodfellas, snowblind and cocaine cowboys will want to snap up this book. Her willingness to use violence against her miami competitors led her rivals to make. Short and plump, with a dimpled chin, griselda blanco might have been the grandmother next door. It has been estimated that she was responsible for up to 2000.
Aug, 2016 griselda blanco restrepo was born in cartagena, colombia on february 15, 1943. She was a gangster, murder, and trafficker and still has a legacy that will never be broken. Gunned down in her hometown of medellin this week, the 69yearold. Griselda blanco was a columbian drug trafficker who went on to head one of the largest drug distribution networks in the united states of america. Griselda janeth restrepo gallego, nee le 9 juin 1964 a palmira, est une femme politique colombienne. Join facebook to connect with griselda restrepo and others you may know. He has been charged with cocaine trafficking in the past and has lived undercover for the most of his life. At the age of 17, griselda blanco, made her way to the u. Griselda was a key part in smuggling, coming up with sneaky and creative ways to transport the cocaine, one of which was creating special lingerie with compartments to store and smuggle the cocaine. Blanco lived through a troubled childhood and was even kidnapped not once, but on several occasions by his mothers foes. View the profiles of people named griselda restrepo. Jan 22, 2018 michael corleone blanco is an american gangster and the son of the late cocaine queen, griselda blanco restrepo. This is believed to be a method she had used in her previous years to kill her opponents.
Sep 05, 2012 read griselda blanco, miamis cocaine queen assassinated in medellin butcher shop and michael corleone blanco lives in the shadow of his cocaine queen mother. Estimase que griselda tenha sido a unica responsavel pelo assassinato de 200 individuos durante o transporte de. Interesting facts a drug conspiracy charge is when two or more people are indicted for agreeing to commit a drug related crime. The main plot of the book was on the manmen trying to catch her and her family. Raised by an abusive mother, blanco turned to a life of crime and prostitution at a young age. I was after more of a woman in history story and thus gave it two stars for myself. At the age of 69 griselda blanco is shot down and killed in front of a butcher shop by a motorcycle gang. Griselda blanco restrepo by jessica baldonado on prezi.