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EspañolGRISELDA BLANCO
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'Griselda Blanco' (b. Feb 15, 1943 - d. ????), also known as 'la Madrina', 'the Godmother', 'the Black Widow' and the 'Cocaine Queen of Miami', was a drug lord and pioneer in the Miami based cocaine drug trade and underworld. Blanco was best known for her absolute ruthlessness and sociopathic lifestyle.
Blanco is believed to have been born in 1943 in Santa Marta, Colombia to a poor family, and eventually became a child prostitute at the age of 12. She emigrated to the United States and settled in Queens, New York City, in the mid-1970s, where she began her career in drug smuggling. After being indicted in New York, Blanco fled to Miami, where she expanded her operations and developed a reputation for being bloodthirsty, eccentric and a ruthless businesswoman. At her zenith, Blanco's personal fortune was estimated to be over half a billion dollars. She was well known for absolute extravagance and was a regular collector of fine art and jewels. She was known to favor Haute couture.
Blanco is widely credited with much of the drug-related violence known as the Cocaine Cowboy Wars that plagued Miami in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when cocaine supplanted marijuana. Ironically, Blanco's violent business style brought much unwanted government scrutiny to south Florida, leading to the demise of her organization and the free-wheeling, high profile Miami drug scene of those times.
Blanco was married three times and is believed to be a Black Widow, responsible for all three of her husbands' deaths by professional contract killers. She had four sons, the youngest of which she named after the fictional character Michael Corleone played by Al Pacino in the movie trilogy The Godfather. Blanco's three eldest sons were eventually deported to Colombia and murdered shortly after their arrival.
Blanco fled from the authorities in Miami and relocated in California, where she was later captured by the FBI. She spent nearly 20-years in prisons in the United States and was released on June 6, 2004, then immediately deported back to Colombia.
Blanco's current status is unknown.
★ '''The Godmother: The True Story of the Hunt for the Most Bloodthirsty Female Criminal in Our Time, Griselda Blanco''' authored by Richard Smitten and published in 1993. The book is about Griselda Blanco in Miami during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1]
★ '''Call Me Godmother''' authored by Charles Cosby
★ Blanco was featured in the 2006 documentary film called Cocaine Cowboys.
★ Blanco's activities are illuminated in the 2007 documentary film called The Breakdown of Cocaine Cowboys.[2]
★ Blanco will be featured in the upcoming 2007 documentary film called .[3]
★ The 1983 movie Scarface starring Al Pacino dramatized the Miami criminal cocaine boom during the early 1980s.
1. Official homepage
2. The Breakdown of Cocaine Cowboys
3. Cocaine Cowboys II.
★ Black Widow (woman)
★ Smitten, Richard. (1993). ''. Pocket Books. ISBN 0671701932
★ Washington Post: Drugs
★ The Godmother
★ The Cocaine Cowboys
★ Corpse.org
★ Red Orbit: Cocaine 'Godmother' Released From Prison
★ Female Scarface
★ Billy Corben (director of Cocaine Cowboys) talks about upcoming sequel centered on Griselda Blanco at HoodHype.com
Griselda Blanco mug shot
'Griselda Blanco' (b. Feb 15, 1943 - d. ????), also known as 'la Madrina', 'the Godmother', 'the Black Widow' and the 'Cocaine Queen of Miami', was a drug lord and pioneer in the Miami based cocaine drug trade and underworld. Blanco was best known for her absolute ruthlessness and sociopathic lifestyle.
| Contents |
| Early life and career |
| Family life |
| Downfall |
| Publications |
| Books |
| Videos |
| Trivia |
| References |
| See also |
| Further reading |
| External links |
Early life and career
Blanco is believed to have been born in 1943 in Santa Marta, Colombia to a poor family, and eventually became a child prostitute at the age of 12. She emigrated to the United States and settled in Queens, New York City, in the mid-1970s, where she began her career in drug smuggling. After being indicted in New York, Blanco fled to Miami, where she expanded her operations and developed a reputation for being bloodthirsty, eccentric and a ruthless businesswoman. At her zenith, Blanco's personal fortune was estimated to be over half a billion dollars. She was well known for absolute extravagance and was a regular collector of fine art and jewels. She was known to favor Haute couture.
Blanco is widely credited with much of the drug-related violence known as the Cocaine Cowboy Wars that plagued Miami in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when cocaine supplanted marijuana. Ironically, Blanco's violent business style brought much unwanted government scrutiny to south Florida, leading to the demise of her organization and the free-wheeling, high profile Miami drug scene of those times.
Family life
Blanco was married three times and is believed to be a Black Widow, responsible for all three of her husbands' deaths by professional contract killers. She had four sons, the youngest of which she named after the fictional character Michael Corleone played by Al Pacino in the movie trilogy The Godfather. Blanco's three eldest sons were eventually deported to Colombia and murdered shortly after their arrival.
Downfall
Blanco fled from the authorities in Miami and relocated in California, where she was later captured by the FBI. She spent nearly 20-years in prisons in the United States and was released on June 6, 2004, then immediately deported back to Colombia.
Blanco's current status is unknown.
Publications
Books
★ '''The Godmother: The True Story of the Hunt for the Most Bloodthirsty Female Criminal in Our Time, Griselda Blanco''' authored by Richard Smitten and published in 1993. The book is about Griselda Blanco in Miami during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1]
★ '''Call Me Godmother''' authored by Charles Cosby
Videos
★ Blanco was featured in the 2006 documentary film called Cocaine Cowboys.
★ Blanco's activities are illuminated in the 2007 documentary film called The Breakdown of Cocaine Cowboys.[2]
★ Blanco will be featured in the upcoming 2007 documentary film called .[3]
Trivia
★ The 1983 movie Scarface starring Al Pacino dramatized the Miami criminal cocaine boom during the early 1980s.
References
1. Official homepage
2. The Breakdown of Cocaine Cowboys
3. Cocaine Cowboys II.
See also
★ Black Widow (woman)
Further reading
★ Smitten, Richard. (1993). ''. Pocket Books. ISBN 0671701932
External links
★ Washington Post: Drugs
★ The Godmother
★ The Cocaine Cowboys
★ Corpse.org
★ Red Orbit: Cocaine 'Godmother' Released From Prison
★ Female Scarface
★ Billy Corben (director of Cocaine Cowboys) talks about upcoming sequel centered on Griselda Blanco at HoodHype.com
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