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☆ Griselda Blanco's Son Michael Corleone Blanco Is Taking His Family Legacy Legit
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

There was a time when Michael Corleone Blanco didn't want to hear the name Billy Corben, let alone sit across from him. AdvertisementBut Michael Corleone Blanco, the famed drug kingpin's only surviving son, learned quickly that true-crime fame is a double-edged sword. It was probably between the release of "Cocaine Cowboys" and "Cocaine Cowboys 2." I knew that one day, the Griselda Blanco story and the Blanco family story would have to be told, and with them already telling some of the story, it was going to help me out. AdvertisementSofia Vergara as Griselda Blanco in "Griselda."

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☆ Griselda Blanco's only surviving son watched the Netflix series about her and thinks his family 'deserved a little more'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Griselda Blanco's surviving son has spoken out about the Netflix series for the first time. The six-episode podcast "The Real Griselda," hosted by "Cocaine Cowboys" director Billy Corben, premiered on Tuesday. He said that after watching the series he believes his family "deserved a little more." AdvertisementOn the heels of Netflix's "Griselda," based on the life of Miami's "godmother of cocaine" Griselda Blanco, her only surviving son is speaking out for the first time about his thoughts on the hit series. AdvertisementBefore "Griselda" premiered, Michael sued Netflix and Vergara in an attempt to stop the streamer from releasing the series.

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☆ Did Griselda Blanco actually kill all 3 of her husbands?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what happened to Alberto Bravo — and Blanco's other two husbands — in real life. Blanco had three sons with her first husband, Carlos TrujilloBlanco's three oldest sons Uber, Dixon, and Ozzy in "Griselda." He's long gone by the time the show picks up, with Blanco fleeing Colombia after the death of her second husband, Alberto Bravo. The two were divorced by the late 1960s after having three sons; Blanco reportedly had Trujillo murdered over a "business dispute" in the 1970s. Blanco's second husband, Alberto Bravo, was shot and killedBlanco's second husband Alberto Bravo appears in the first episode of the Netflix series.

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