GRISELDA is based on Colombian businesswoman Griselda Blanco, who founded one of the world’s most wealthy cartels.
On November 3, 2021, Netflix revealed plans for a streaming miniseries based on Blanco’s life.
Who is in the cast of the Netflix series Griselda?
Sofía Vergara
Playing the queen pin herself, Sofía Vergara is a Columbian-American actress best known for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in ABC’s Modern Family.
Vergara has also appeared in The Smurfs, New Year’s Eve, The Three Stooges, Machete Kills, Fading Gigolo, Chef, and Hot Pursuit, among other films.
She was also the highest-paid actress in Hollywood in 2020 and has been a judge on America’s Got Talent since the same year.
Alberto Guerra
Born on December 5, 1982, Alberto Guerra is a Cuban actor.
His acting career began with Telemundo’s Vale Todo.
He also starred in the Netflix limited original series Crime Diaries: The Candidate.
Guerra will be playing the role of Dario on Griselda.
Vanessa Ferlito
Known for her roles in crime dramas CSI: NY and NCIS: New Orleans, Vanessa Ferlito will be starring as Isabel in the series Griselda.
Ferlito was born to an Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York, and has starred in Spider-Man 2, Shadowboxer, Man of the House, Gridiron Gang, Death Proof, Nothing Like the Holidays, Madea Goes to Jail, Julie & Julia, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, and Stand Up Guys, among films.
Alberto Ammann
Alberto Ammann Rey is an Argentine actor who was born in Córdoba in 1978.
He has appeared in a number of films, television shows, and theatrical productions, notably the lead part in the Spanish film Cell 211, for which he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
He’s also recognized for his roles in Narcos and Narcos: Mexico as Pacho Herrera.
In Griselda, Ammann will be playing Alberto Bravo.
Christian Tappan
Christian Tappan is a Mexican-Columbian television actor who was born on February 19, 1972 and has taken on the role of Arturo on Griselda.
He is most known for his roles in Mexican and Columbian soap operas and television programs.
Tappan has previously been in many television ads at the age of five.
His parents moved to Columbia when he was six years old, and he subsequently appeared in the series Décimo Grado.
Diego Trujillo
Columbian actor Diego Trujillo has appeared in films and on television.
He is well recognized for his role as Walter Blanco in Metástasis, a Colombian adaptation of Breaking Bad, and will now be able to add his role as Germán Panesso in Griselda to his repertoire.
He has a long experience on television, having been in several telenovelas since 1993.
In 2000, he made his film debut in Taylor Hackford’s Proof of Life, starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe, for which he was cast due to his strong grasp of the English language.
Paulina Dávila
Paulina Dávila is a Columbian actress born on December 18, 1988.
She went to Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá to get her Visual Arts degree.
Her principal methods of expression and investigation of the body and identity became performance, photography, video, and drawing.
She has been in various national television productions in Colombia and Mexico and has now been cast as Carmen in Griselda.
Gabriel Sloyer
Gabriel Sloyer is an actor from Long Island, New York, who was born in the United States.
He is known for his appearances in Orange Is the New Black, Red Dead Redemption II, Narcos, and Power.
He will be portraying Díaz on Griselda.
Juliana Aidén Martínez
Juliana Aidén Martinez is an actress who has appeared in films such as Prodigal Son, The Blacklist, and Laura’s Mysteries.
She will be playing June in the new series.
Martín Rodríguez
Martín Rodríguez was born in the Argentine city of San Juan.
He is an actor who has appeared in films such as Leo’s Room, O Tempo e o Vento, and Zanahoria.
He is well-known for his versatility; he has appeared in a wide range of roles, and he excels at portraying complicated and realistic characters, according to his IMDb.
Rodríguez will be portraying Rivi in the series.
José Zúñiga
Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, José Zúñiga is an actor known for his roles in Gun Shy, Mission: Impossible III, and The Duel.
He will be playing the role of Almicar.
