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Sofia Vergara has transformed into Colombian drug cartel leader Griselda Blanco for an exciting new Netflix series. <\/p>\n
We\u2019re used to seeing Sofia in more light-hearted content \u2013 most famously she played Gloria in Modern Family for 11 years \u2013 but her latest project shows another aspect of her acting talent.<\/p>\n
The 51-year-old will be taking on a real person, who was known as the Cocaine Godmother which gives a strong indication of her personality.<\/p>\n
In the short trailer, released ahead of its arrival on the streaming platform in January, Blanco is commanding the attention of a room filled with men.<\/p>\n
\u2018You\u2019ve been thinking about me a lot,\u2019 she told them.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019ve heard that you liked my product. We can make a lot of money together.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
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As the trailer progresses, we see drugs being packaged but only hear the voice of Blanco. <\/p>\n
When one person asked: \u2018Who is the one in charge?\u2019 it finally panned to Blanco, giving us our first glimpse of Sofia in character while creepy music played in the background.<\/p>\n
While we\u2019re used to seeing Sofia with a big, bouncy blowdry, her hair is worn much shorter and curlier, and her stern face has been covered in cuts, showing the brutal nature of her job as a hardened criminal. The transformation doesn\u2019t come easy with Sofia previously revealing that she spent two hours in the makeup chair every day.<\/p>\n
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Netflix teased the upcoming limited series: \u2018La Jefa is coming. Sofia Vergara transforms in this series, inspired by Griselda Blanco, a woman who rose from obscurity to become \u2018the Godmother\u2019 of the underworld.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Witness her lethal blend of charm and ruthlessness in this captivating series,\u2019 they concluded.<\/p>\n
The episodes, which come from the same creators and executive producers behind Narcos and Narcos: Mexico, will show Blanco\u2019s reign of terror from the\u00a01970s. At one point, Blanco is thought to have earned around $80 million every month.<\/p>\n
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In 1995, the mum-of-four was imprisoned and pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in 1998. <\/p>\n
After serving ten years of her 20-year sentence Blanco, who was also known as The Black Widow after killing her second husband, was released and lived a quieter life, but was assassinated in 2012 aged 69 after leaving a butcher\u2019s shop.<\/p>\n
Also, starring in the bilingual small-screen production are Alberto Guerra as Dario, Alberto Ammann as Alberto Bravo, Christian Tappan as Arturo and Vanessa Ferlito as Isabel.<\/p>\n
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Sof\u00eda recently admitted she had seen a \u2018lot of changes\u2019 in her life. <\/p>\n
\u2018A lot of changes, a lot of good and craziness and bad things happen and good things happen,\u2019 she told\u00a0Entertainment Tonight.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, she split from her husband Joe Manganiello after seven years of marriage.<\/p>\n