What occurred to Griselda Blanco’s sons?

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Netflix’s newest miniseries, following the lifetime of drug lord Griselda Blanco, has taken the world by storm, reaching primary on the streaming service only a few days after its launch.

Griselda tells the story of the notorious drug boss referred to as ”The Godmother of Cocaine”, performed by Fashionable Household actor Sofia Vergara.

The present explores the drug trafficker’s life and the way she spent her years within the felony world in the course of the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties in Miami. The six-part sequence is full of violence and betrayal as Blanco makes her option to the highest of the American drug-trading enterprise.

In addition to Blanco’s rise as a feminine drug vendor, the sequence, which is heavy on the smoking scenes, additionally focuses on the connection together with her 4 sons, Dixon Trujillo-Blanco, Uber Trujillo-Blanco, Osvaldo Trujillo-Blanco, and Michael Corleone Blanco.

*Some spoilers forward. You’ve been warned!*

Within the present, Blanco begins drug trafficking to supply a greater life for her household, however issues ultimately begin to flip bitter. Blanco was caught and despatched to jail, whereas her kids have been focused by their enemies.

Within the sequence finale, Blanco finds out that her three eldest sons had been killed whereas she was in jail.

“Dixon was shot whereas he was strolling to his automotive,” agent June Hawkins says within the present. “Ozzy was in a crowded nightclub. Uber was shot in Colombia as he was making a drug deal.”

Michael, who’s Blanco’s youngest son, remains to be alive and was a solid member on VH1’s actuality TV present Cartel Crew, which follows the lives of individuals whose households have had earlier connections with Cartels in Miami, Florida. The present has run for 3 seasons since 2019.

His wedding ceremony was additionally featured in a 2021 episode, and he now has kids of his personal.

Forward of the present’s debut, the 45-year-old appeared on hip hop artist Bern’s podcast and spoke about leaving a lifetime of crime behind, not dwelling in worry, and launching companies like Pure Blanco, a streetwear firm billed as a “Billionaire Cartel Life-style Model”.

Michael and his spouse Marie are actually suing Vergara together with Netflix and others concerned within the making of Griselda, claiming that the present use the unauthorised ”picture, likeness and/or id” of members of the family. The pair are in search of damages ”in extra of $50,000”, in line with TODAY.com.

The lawsuit additionally alleges that the sequence relied on recorded conversations the present’s producers had with Michael, who was not compensated for his or her use.

Benjamin Mordes, an legal professional representing Michael, not too long ago spoke to NBC Information concerning the lawsuit and mentioned: ”Netflix, as we’ve alleged, is utilizing these concepts that have been a part of interviews that have been memorialized, and writings and notes. No person else may have these concepts and no person else may have these tales.”

The Unbiased has contacted Vergara’s representatives and Netflix for remark.