Cocaine Godmother

Cocaine Godmother

The Griselda Blanco Story

2017 · 100 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, TV Movie, Crime

At the age of 17, Griselda Blanco, made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport with her first husband Carlos. Living in Queens with her three sons, Griselda became enticed by the money the drug world offered, and quickly became embroiled with local drug runners. Griselda masterminded the use of beautiful women, the elderly and children as the mules and created false-bottom suitcases to smuggle cocaine from Colombia.

Directed by Guillermo Navarro · Written by David McKenna

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Griselda Blanco
Raúl Méndez Darío Sepúlveda
Juan Pablo Espinosa Alberto Bravo
Jenny Pellicer Carolina
Matteo Stefan Dixon Trujillo Blanco
Spencer Borgeson Osvaldo Trujillo Blanco
José Julián Uber Trujillo Blanco
Carolyn Adair Tennis Mom
Georgia Bradner Uber's Girlfriend
Warren Christie Jimmy
Evan Hugh Ocean Conn Baby Michael Blanco
Robert L. Duncan Waiter at McFaddens

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