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Sofia Vergara Opens Up About Portraying Griselda Blanco Amid Family's Lawsuit Against Her (Exclusive)

The actress portrays the infamous 'Cocaine Godmother' in an upcoming Netflix limited series, out Jan. 25.

In the six-episode series -- which Vergara also executive produced -- the actress embodies the notorious real-life kingpin, who created one of history's most profitable cartels, running cocaine through Miami in the 1970s and 1980s. According to court documents obtained byET, Blanco's son, Michael, alleges that he had been providing interviews since 2009 to individuals interested in developing his and his mother's life stories into a production, potentially a show and a book. The Modern Family star underwent three hours of makeup transformation each day to play the menacing drug lord, noting that the process was "very hard, but worth it."

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