‘Griselda’: A series embroiled in controversy

For several days now, the series “Griselda”, which tells about the drug dealer Griselda Blanco and how she came to establish one of the most profitable cartels, has been the talk of the town. Because?

The reasons are different, but one of the most guarded is statements Blanco’s son, Michael Corleone Blanco, who accused Sofía Vergara of “making her mother ugly” through the character’s characterization. strong!

“My mother was beautiful woman and it’s amazing to me that people say, ‘No, you need to look more like a junkie.’ Calling her ugly offends me – explained Griselda’s son in an interview with “Daily Mail”.

Namely, Corleone Blanco writes a book about his mother and assures that anyone who reads it will see that she was called a “porcelain doll” in her youth.

“All I have to say is if my mother was still alive, Vergara would not have gotten away with this,” Corleone Blanco added.

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Another point they don’t stop talking about on social networks is Netflix to promote the series about the drug lord Griselda Blanco. What happened?

While it is true that the promotion launched by the platform included interviews with actors, posters, posters and a trailer, they asked for more and ended be explicit about the topic series.

A bright purple truck with the Netflix logo and huge gold letters that read “Griselda” He circled the city with a pipe that “sucked up” the white powder on the pavement and pretended to be the cocaine that the main character sold in 1970 and 1980 in Miami, USA.

This campaign has caused dozens of comments for and against it on social networks, and there are even a few memes.

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According to international media, since 2008 Michael Corleone White tried to develop a project in the entertainment industry that speaks the official version. He was even willing to work with Netflix, but now he’s suing the streaming platform for making the Griselda series without involving him or his family.