Author: José Guarnizo
- Non-Fiction
- Planeta Publishing Corporation
- ISBN: 9786070721915
- Release Date: 09-09-2014
Synopsis
Según la revista Celebrity Networth, Griselda Blanco, la Madrina, ocupó el noveno lugar en la lista de los narcotraficantes más ricos del mundo. Su posición estaba por encima de la de Al Capone y su fortuna se calculaba en dos billones de dólares. Por esa razón, la Viuda Negra, como también se le conoció por el rumor de que había asesinado a varios de sus maridos, se convirtió en una obsesión para las instituciones estadounidenses. Después de más de veinte años de prisión, Griselda Blanco entró silenciosamente a su país. Solo volvió a saberse de ella el 2 de septiembre de 2012, cuando un hombre la asesinó mientras la anciana compraba unos kilos de carne en el barrio Belén de Medellín. José Guarnizo revela los detalles más desconocidos de la vida de Griselda Blanco, visita a sus amigos, extrabajadores, su peluquero y hace un rastreo minucioso de los pasos de la Tía (otro de sus apodos). Esta es la historia de una mujer que dominó durante años el negocio de las drogas en Estados Unidos y Colombia.
According to Celebrity Net Worth magazine Griselda Blanco, the Godmother, was the ninth richest drug dealer in the world. With more money than Al Capone, her fortune was estimated at two billion dollars. This is why the Black Widow, as she was also known because of the rumor that she killed several of her husbands, became an obsession for US authorities.After more than twenty years in prison Griselda Blanco silently returned to her country. The only time she was heard from after that was on September 2, 2012, when she was shot and killed while buying meat in the Belén de Medellín neighborhood. José Guarnizo reveals the best-kept secrets of Griselda Blanco's life, visiting her friends, ex-employees and hair stylist, carefully retracing la Tía's (another of her nicknames) steps. This is the story of a woman who for years controlled the drug trade between the United States and Colombia.
About the author
José Guarnizo Álvarez was born in Ibagué, Colombia on September 15, 1980. He is a social communicator and journalist at the University of Antioquia. He began his reporting career at the El Mundo newspaper in Medellín.In 2007 he moved to the writing section of the El Colombiano newspaper where he worked as a research investigator until August of 2012. In 2010 he won the International "Rey de España" Journalism Award for his column "Urabá, another hole between the USA and Colombia," and in 2012 won the Círculo de Periodistas de Antioquia (CIPA) Award for his article "Las caras de la desmovilización" ("The Faces of the Immobilization"). He has been selected as a finalist for the Colprensa National Journalism Award (2010-2012).
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