This Thursday, January 25, 2024, Netflix adds Griselda to its catalog of series available in France. A fiction based on a true story which retraces some elements of the journey of Griselda Blanco, a Colombian drug trafficker often presented as a mentor of the famous Pablo Escobar. Here are 3 reasons to watch this series inspired by true events.
Notice to fans of series inspired by real events and other fictions which retrace part of history: this program may interest you. This Thursday January 25, 2024, Netflix adds Griselda to its series catalog available in France. There is no doubt that this fiction which retraces part of the life of Griselda Blanco, an emblematic Colombian drug trafficker of the 1970s, will find its audience. Indeed, there are many programs inspired by real events which are very successful with viewers as evidenced by the notoriety of the series. Narcos and more recently The Crown on the American streaming platform.
It’s a safe bet that fans of the series which retraces the fate of the infamous trafficker Pablo Escobar will find what they’re looking for in this biopic dedicated to the woman we sometimes call La Madrina (The godmother in French, Editor’s note) or The Queen of Coke and important member of the Medellin Cartel.
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Why watch Griselda on Netflix?
A journey that users of Netflix are about to discover with the broadcast of Griselda, available from this Thursday, January 25, 2024 on the platform. Here are three reasons to watch this program which is already shaping up to be a kind of female Narcos. Starting with the casting of the series Griselda which stars Sofia Vergara. At 51 years old, this Spanish-speaking actress, who also worked in television animation, has a very broad acting repertoire. This is evidenced by the various roles played by the one that viewers were notably able to discover in Modern Family but also on the big screen in films like The Lords of Dogtown or Four Brothers.
Although she is little known in France, the American-Colombian actress enjoys a strong reputation in America. Suffice to say that the public is impatient to discover this former America’s Got Talent juror in the shoes of a femme fatale drug lord. A second reason to watch Griselda is that the series allows you to delve into the journey of a woman who made history in Colombia and the United States.
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Although the series is dedicated to a difficult theme, that of drug trafficking, it makes it possible to raise awareness of the consequences of it on our societies and to invite viewers to learn more about the historical facts which result from it. The third reason to watch this new program Netflix is its availability. In fact, the six episodes that make up the first season of this mini-series are already available on the American streaming platform.
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