The stars are out in South Florida for a long-awaited series on Netflix, which featured actress Sofía Vergara as a ruthless drug lord.
A lot of famous celebrities walked down the black carpet in honor of the “Black Widow” also known as “Griselda.”
Sofía Vergara is the woman in charge in the Netflix series “Griselda.”
The actress, known for her comedy roles, is stepping into the world of drama. Something Vergara says she was hesitant to do.
Sofía Vergara: “I really wasn’t looking specifically to do something to showed the world that I could do drama, because I didn’t even know that I could do it. I just found a character that I was very intrigued about.”
The mini-series follows the story of Griselda Blanco, an 80s, Colombian drug lord who successfully ran the cocaine-based drug trade in Miami.
Sofía Vergara: “It was a character of a very strong woman, a very intelligent woman that unfortunately took the wrong decisions and became the person that she should not have become.”
It was not easy being transformed into the queen-pin.
Sofía Vergara: “It was in Miami. in the 70s and 80s. Getting the look right was very important to me.”
Sofía wore prosthetic eyebrow covers, a prosthetic nose and even yellowed out her teeth to get the look just right.
In all, it took Sofía five hours daily to get into character.
Sofía Vergara: “I needed to disappear. She was not as famous as someone like Pablo Escobar but even he was scared of her at the time
Juliana Aidén Martinez, a Miami native, also stars in the show and recalls hearing all about the woman dubbed the “Black Widow” growing up.
Juliana Aidén Martinez: “I thought for the longest time that I knew about Grieslda Blanco because I’m also Colombian American. But then when I realized that some Colombians didn’t even know about her, then I realized, ‘Oh, it because I’m from Miami.'”
Despite the mini series being a crime-drama, the cast says things behind the scenes were not so serious.
Alberto Guerra: “It was a giant comedy for us behind the scenes, especially because of Sofía, she’s so politically incorrect, it’s impossible to maintain a serious posture around her.”
“Griselda” debuts on Netflix on Jan. 25.
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