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‘Griselda’ Star Sofía Vergara Related To “An Immigrant, A Mother, A Strong Person,” But Was “A Bit Traumatized” By Playing “A Monster”


'Griselda' Star Sofía Vergara related to "an immigrant, a mother, a strong person,” but was "a bit traumatized" by playing "a monster"

Sofía Vergara stars as a notorious Columbian drug lord in Netflix limited series Griselda and she knows first-hand how the narcotics trade can ruin the lives of ordinary people. Having taken the better part of 15 years to get Griselda into production, Vergara says her obsession to get the series made distracted her from the thought of playing the biggest role of her life. It was awful, the prosthetics for 16, 17 hours a day, the wig, the nose, the plastic on top of the eyes, the fake teeth… I had no life for seven months.” On the other hand, proving to herself what she is capable of has been life-changing.

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