Griselda Blanco nickname(s):

La Dama de la Mafia (The Lady of the Mafia), The Godmother, The Black Widow

Griselda Blanco date of birth:

February 15, 1943

How old was Griselda Blanco when died?

69

Where was Griselda Blanco born?

Cartagena, Colombia

When did Griselda Blanco die?

September 3, 2012

Where did Griselda Blanco die?

Medellín, Colombia

Why did Griselda Blanco die?

Murder (ballistic trauma)

How tall is Griselda Blanco?

5' (152 cm)

What color are Griselda Blanco's eyes?

Black

What color is Griselda Blanco's hair?

Salt and Pepper

Is Griselda Blanco gay or straight?

Bisexual

What is Griselda Blanco's ethnicity?

White

What is Griselda Blanco nationality?

Colombian

What is Griselda Blanco's occupation?

Drug Dealer, Murderer, Organized Crime

Griselda Blanco claim to fame:

She was a Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld during the 1970s and early 1980s

Short Biography

Griselda Blanco (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012), known as La Madrina, the Black Widow, the Cocaine Godmother and the Queen of Narco-Trafficking, was a drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld during the 1970s and early 1980s. She was an important member of the Medellin Cartel but developed a bad rapport with the Cartel when she had the niece of the Ochoa family of the Medellin Cartel, Marta Saldarriaga Ochoa, murdered in order to not pay for a shipment of cocaine delivered by Marta. Her plan was to say she never received the shipment and that the young lady disappeared with it. After the young woman's body was found on a rural south Florida road, it became open season on Griselda and she was subsequently "on the run".