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There was a time when Michael Corleone Blanco didnt want to hear the name Billy Corben, let alone sit across from him.Corbens 2006 documentary "Cocaine Cowboys,"

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — How does the real-life Colombian godmother of cocaine, Griselda Blanco, measure up to her portrayal on Netflix’s popular, South Florida-set show “Griselda”? The answer, if you ask Miami filmmaker Billy Corben, is complex enough to fill a seven-episode podcast. “The Real Griselda,” which premiered earlier this month on audio platforms and YouTube, is co-hosted by Corben ...

 

A former election opponent’s allegation, lodged on a local podcast in November, that a then-Miami commissioner offered him a lucrative sum in exchange for an endorsement may shed light on why she’s now facing a criminal investigation.

Most remember Griselda Blanco as the “Black Widow,” a ruthless Colombian drug lord whose network flooded Miami with cocaine, brought in $80 million a month nationally, and who’s been personally implicated in a rumored 200 murders.

Griselda Blancos only living son, Michael, sued Netflix and Vergara for creating the show Griselda. Now, the lawsuit has been settled.

Netflix’s Griselda, starring Sofía Vergara as drug lord Griselda Blanco, only scratches the surface, say detectives, journalists, and her own son.

Blanco's last surviving son brought the case against the streamer in January in an attempt to block the release of the limited series.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle has recused herself from the case. Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor will be taking over.

Drug queenpin Griselda Blanco met a fateful end and was assassinated by two mystery gunmen, who used the same brutal style she did throughout her cocaine empire.