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The Colombia-born Vergara and Balaguer had been developing the project for eight years at their Latin World Entertainment banner before bringing it to Netflix. Her story has previously been told on the screen, including in the film Cocaine Godmother where she was portrayed by Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Newman originated and brought the Narcos franchise to Netflix in Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. By Jackie Strause , Lesley Goldberg. Logo text. Related Stories. Rambling Reporter How One of L. Miami's 'Cocaine Godmother' killed An elderly woman who was known as Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine" was gunned down in the northwestern city of Medellin, police said Tuesday. Griselda Blanco, 69, was killed by two bullets at close range -- a violent end not unlike the ones that authorities say she ordered during her prime in the s and s.

Witnesses heard the roar of a motorcycle and two gunshots Monday afternoon, Medellin police spokesman Diego Chavarria said. By the time authorities arrived at the scene in Belen, a residential neighborhood in Medellin, they found Blanco lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

Blanco, also known as "the godmother" and "mafia's mother," gained notoriety in the s and '80s when, authorities say, she was responsible for shipping multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Miami.

She was also the mastermind, investigators say, of countless murders. She was also linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar. Previously on CNN. In , Blanco was charged in Miami with conspiring to manufacture, smuggle and distribute cocaine in the United States.

For the next decade, she lived in Colombia, using false names and documents to hide from authorities.