Netflix has always been famous for its scale.
"Yellow gambling poison" is the secret of its traffic.
Among them, the representative of "drugs" should be the "drug lords" series focusing on Latin American drug traffickers.
Since 2015, three seasons of Narcos and three seasons of Narcos: Mexico have been released.
It has long dominated the top list of Netflix's most popular non-English dramas.
The score of Douban is basically 9 +, with the highest score of 9.4.
Recently, there has been a new play in this series.
The lead role is played by Sophia Vegala, the first female drug lord in Colombia.
Both the subject matter and the heroine made the play a hit before it was broadcast.
Needless to say, today let's take a look at this anti-hero heroine--
"cocaine godmother Griselda."
Griselda
The star of the play is "Goddess" Sophia Vergara.
At that time, she became popular all over the world with her "modern family".
Since the divorce last year, fans are looking forward to seeing her new work.
You know, Sophia has hardly starred in any series since the end of Modern Family.
She once said in an interview--
I've been looking for roles, because with this stupid accent, there aren't many roles I can play. I can't play a scientist, nor can I play Schindler's list. My acting work is limited.
It is this new play about Colombian drug lords that has made the long-silent "Goddess" come out again.
They both come from Colombian background and are divorced and brought up with children.
In addition, he was aggressive and domineering as soon as he appeared on the stage.
This role can be called tailor-made for her.
Geri Selda, played by Sister Song, is the ceiling of female crime in the world.
The only woman among the top ten drug lords in the world.
She is the first female criminal to become a billionaire in history.
At its peak, monthly income is said to be as high as $80 million (574 million yuan).
At that time, more than half of all contraband in North America passed through her hands.
From a slum girl in Colombia to the infamous "cocaine godmother", this woman's experience is legendary.
This play is about the history of Griselda's family getting rich.
At first, she was just an ordinary smuggler.
Under the protection of drug bosses, do some medium-sized business with your husband.
One day, just before the two attended the party held by the boss, the husband suddenly made an outrageous request.
Due to the accidental loss of 500000 yuan (3.58 million yuan) worth of drugs, the boss decided to cut off his supply.
As a result, not only can the two men continue to live in Colombia.
There may even be the risk of being hunted by buyers.
However, there is no other way to avoid these risks.
As long as Griselda agreed to spend the night with her boss, she could write off the mistake.
Griselda couldn't believe it when she learned of her husband's plans.
Unexpectedly, the other party found out that she had been a prostitute and brazenly said--
If you think about it, it's no big deal.
You used to make money from this before.
Even though she felt humiliated, Griselda gave in.
An excruciating night passed.
When she found her husband, something more outrageous happened.
Instead of feeling guilty about it, the other party questioned her with grievances, "is it good?"
Forced to sell his body to pay his debts, plus the husband is ungrateful.
Under the interweaving of the two emotions, the two men had a fierce quarrel.
So Griselda gave up patience and shot her husband.
Fled to Miami with three sons.
It is not easy for women to start from scratch.
What's more, it's such a bloody drug market.
Relying on the quality of the cocaine she brought, Griselda broke into the liquor bureau of the local gang boss.
However, things did not go as smoothly as expected.
She was not appreciated by the boss, and only one kilogram of drugs was snatched by the rookie.
Of course, the husband said to kill, Griselda is not easy to mess with.
Holding a baseball bat and getting back cocaine.
Hand-dyed blood donation returned to the boss and successfully completed his first deal.
The market is open, and then there is the problem of supply.
This does not stop the smuggler.
She hired her former prostitute sister to stuff drugs in her underwear.
In this way, you can not only get rid of your husband's control, but also lead the women around you to start a business.
A generation of cocaine godmothers was born.
As her career grew stronger and stronger, Griselda became a local all-powerful figure.
From a cramped motel to a glitzy mansion.
Drug dealers in the whole area have to be respectful to her.
However, the challenges she faces in life have not diminished.
First of all, peer competition.
In the social environment at that time, the drug market was still dominated by men.
Allowing a "housewife" with children to be the boss, other drug lords are more or less unconvinced.
In addition, when Griselda opened up territory, she inevitably offended the original drug traffickers.
Once they have the opportunity, they will not let go of this "outlier".
The warehouse was blown up and the partner was murdered.
Similar things emerge one after another, and Griselda is unable to enjoy a life of abundance at all.
Even if you enjoy the most high-end security measures, you still can't guarantee your own life.
Secondly, family conflicts.
As a single mother, three children are Griselda's only weakness.
When her child was young, she was able to cover up her grey industry with lies.
But as the child grows up, he gradually understands what the mother does.
On the one hand, the eldest son is dissatisfied with her cruel methods.
On the other hand, the younger son, who lived in a smoky environment all year round, gradually contracted bad habits.
The loss of control over the sons led to a quarrel between mother and son.
At the same time, Griselda's unscrupulous tactics made her third husband unbearable.
After he wanted to help him achieve his wealth and freedom, he left his bloody life.
Unexpectedly, the wife got deeper and deeper.
Seeing the standoff between the two sides, the husband simply took his underage son away from Griselda.
Finally, the police entangled.
As we all know, the drug market has always been linked to gangs.
Whether it is daily transactions or factional struggles, burning and looting are common.
After sitting on the position of "godmother of cocaine", Griselda made no secret of her violence.
If there is any dissatisfaction, he will be shot and served immediately.
In just a few years, his men have killed numerous people.
Even if the other party is still a young baby, will not let go.
In the face of repeated murders, the police will not sit back and wait for death.
A special investigation team was set up to arrest Griselda.
His career has been hit hard and his family life has been devastated.
Griselda became paranoid and crazy under pressure from many sides.
One minute, it's a birthday party.
The next second, you can raise a gun and threaten the guests to lie on the ground and bark like a dog.
No one could get along with such a moody state.
Soon, her friends and relatives gradually abandoned her.
The "godmother" who used to save sentient beings has gradually become a demon who has lost motherhood.
It is not difficult to see that Griselda is a typical anti-hero.
Although she is a vicious drug lord, she has really built a female empire from a male-dominated world.
In the play, Uncle Fish has a favorite scene.
At that time, Griselda had just completed her first business.
Everyone present was killed except her.
With blood still on her face, she calmly counted the dollars in the paper bag.
Then he drove up to the local gang boss and said to each other angrily--
I have ten years of experience in smuggling cocaine to New York.
You can't imagine what happened to me later.
I'll come to you every fucking night.
Until you nod.
After getting the other party's promise, she crossed the dance floor again and brushed past the brightly dressed women around her.
Griselda used to be one of them, and only by being attached to a man could she be assured of food and clothing.
But from this moment on, she reborn a vicious and vicious woman.
In her eyes, bloody violence is only the only way to achieve her goal.
To the slight regret of Uncle Yu, the show did not stabilize this image.
In the follow-up plot, no pen or ink is spent to show her strategy in the face of the crisis.
Instead, they are obsessed with "dragon mother" preaching and rely on "mouth guns" to persuade the villains to support their own plan.
When a martial opera turns into a literary drama, it is really difficult for the audience to enjoy it.
In fact, the reason why the prototype can become the "godmother of cocaine" depends on ruthlessness.
Born in a slum, her mother was a violent prostitute.
This also makes Griselda show the cruel and violent side of her character from an early age.
At the age of 11, she abducted a 10-year-old boy from a wealthy neighborhood.
When the other family refused the ransom, they immediately killed him with a gun.
Griselda treats men as she pleases.
The previous and third marriages all ended in killing their husbands.
Because of this, she was known as the "Black Widow."
According to incomplete statistics, by the time she was arrested and imprisoned, more than 200 people had died under her hand.
Of course, cruelty is not enough. Griselda is frighteningly smart.
She realized early on that because women are less likely to arouse suspicion, they are more suitable for drug trafficking than men.
In order to get her staff to carry drugs to the maximum extent possible, she even created a production line specializing in special underwear, underwear and corsets.
It is said that these corsets, designed by her herself, can carry 7 pounds of cocaine at a time.
In terms of "car killing", she has also created her own "law of car killing".
One person is responsible for carrying the killer on a motorcycle, which makes it easy for them to aim and escape.
Later, this extremely efficient method was imitated by criminals all over the world.
Ironically, she died in the same way she invented it.
Local police said that because she made so many enemies, it was impossible to find out who killed her.
Through the story of Griselda, we see more than the history of legendary women's families getting rich.
In the final analysis, it is the complexity and sinister nature of mankind behind the drug problem.
Climb from the bottom to the top of your life.
They have long lost their pursuit of morality and in turn become slaves to drugs.
Driven by interests, they forget the purest part of human beings.
All that's left is blood and cruelty.
As Griselda's third husband said before leaving--
We're rotting.