Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow

Griselda Blanco, The Black Widow.

I am the queen of cocaine.

I was the one who brought cocaine here.

I set this country on fire.

A fiction serial based on a book written by Jose Guarnizo, published by Planeta.

La Patrona De Pablo Escobar, Life and Death of Griselda Blanco.

Griselda Blanco, The Black Widow.

Griselda was extradited from Colombia in 2004 after serving

a sentence in the United States for drug dealing during the 70s.

Open the door.

New York, United States of America in the 90s.

We're going to court. Hold on.

You like reading, huh?

Come on, sweetheart. Let's go.

Put that on. All right.

I am Griselda Blanco. And I'm the queen of cocaine.

I was the one who brought cocaine here.

I set this country on fire.

Killing someone while on a motorcycle was also my idea.

Shut it.

I covered the United States with tons of white powder.

I receive millions of dollars just by helping them reach the sky.

I have thousands of ways

to transport drugs without being caught by the police.

To all passengers of flight 65,

please board the plane through gate number one.

While I was making a fortune and invading the streets of New York,

Miami and Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar was still selling

the marbles he stole from the cemeteries.

National Police.

When I was a little girl, I swore to myself

I would never allow any man to mistreat me.

I would kill him before he could even touch me.

Of course as a mother,

I would do absolutely everything to protect my son.

Who took my son?

Who took my son? Answer me!

I have murdered the man I loved.

And that's why they called me The Black Widow.

We all have this love and hate relationship

but the famous Griselda Blanco story will explain to us

why she is being called The Black Widow.

Record shows the Black Widow personally and brutally murdered her second husband

Antonio Robayo without any remorse.

I'm guilty of the 10 charges accused of me

for drug dealing and murder.

I've been in prison for eight years.

A month ago, I was sentenced to die because of

an attempted kidnapping of the son of former President Kennedy.

Bird is out of the nest. The bird is out of the nest.

Alert eagle, be alert.

Five line five is ready.

Those guys got great moves.

Just give us the signal.

I have 72 hours to live.

Today my lawyer and I will go to court for the verdict.

We'll see if the appeal for clemency is granted.

I need time to get information about my son.

I need to find out who kidnapped him and why.

To be honest with you...

No.

I don't have any regrets.

Give this to Richi.

What is this? Can you tell me?

He knows about it. It's my ticket out of this place.

It's an initial.

He knows about it.

This is what Griselda gave to my informant.

A message for Richi.

Unbelievable.

Her husband Tyler's betraying her.

I told him to kidnap the young Kennedy because...

I knew I was invincible.

And this is the only way I know

to put the judicial system against the wall.

In order to get my freedom and save my son.

The boy is here.

Again!

Hot dog, please.

-We have no service, sir. -Please, hot dog.

No service, no service.

Griselda Blanco will never tell us what her real plans are.

We need to catch one of her men and let him speak.

Even if we catch her men, I assure you that they would rather die

than betray The Black Widow.

-Is that John John? -I don't know, I don't know, sir.

-John John. -No, sir. I don't know.

Strange man approaching President's son.

Move now! Come on!

-I have them in sight. -John John.

- Don't let him got near him. -Something went wrong.

Guard one, move now! Whole team, you better get there!

Immediately, bring John John to the car!

Car is on its way!

Bring him to a safer place. The car is headed this way!

Move quickly! Let's move him now!

The car is on its way. Bring him to a safer place.

Can someone tell me what's happening?

Sugar! Sugar!

Something went wrong.

Get out of there. Let's just meet at meeting point.

Alright, I'm on my way there.

The police are here! The police are here!

I need to get out of here. Sugar!

Don't get caught.

Sugar, I'm getting out of here! Get out of there as soon as you can!

Two patrol cars are following me!

Richi, be careful. We are on our way there too.

I'll make a circle. I'm under the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Brooklyn Bridge!

Things are getting worse, brother. Everything is wrong.

Hurry up, hurry up. Go to the meeting point.

Man, I'm on 45th street! I'm going to take 45th Street as we agreed!

Listen to me, Richi. Try to shake them off and go straight to that place.

We can hide in a warehouse there.

Listen to me, brother.

For the meantime, I'll just shake off the policemen.

Richi, come on. What's going on? Tell me!

I'm going to the parking lot now.

On 45th Street to the 48th Street, okay?

Please be very careful, Richi. That parking lot could be their trap!

Do you read me? That could be a trap, man!

I can't find a way out. I can't find a way out. I'm cornered.

You're on your own now, Richi.

I don't have way to help you. I'm sorry, brother.

I can't help you.

Richi, what's going on there? Are you okay?

Answer me, brother. Are you okay? Are you okay?

Freeze! Let me see your hands!

Get out of the car!

All unit, suspect cornered on 45th Street. Back-up.

All unit, please proceed to 45th Street.

The suspect is injured. He tried to escape.

-Please send an ambulance, over. - Roger.

All unit, respond.

All unit, Saint 26 have pass information?

Of course I'm aware that kidnapping

the former president's son, John Kennedy Jr.

It was obviously risky for the whole team.

But that's the only way I could save my son.

I don't have plans of giving up until I see him safe.

We're almost there, kid. We're almost there.

I know your mother. She'll be here soon.

Very soon.

I know her better than anyone else.

I know that she is going to try no matter what.

She will do whatever she can just to save her beloved son

We're going sent her a message that she won't be able to ignore.

Believe me.

Time's up. We need to bring her to court.

No, wait. What are you doing to her, sir?

-This is normal, attorney. -Sir, give me more time.

I need to ask her more questions, please.

-We have half an hour to get her to court. -Officer!

Half an hour is just enough to gain her consciousness back.

Officer, please give me more time with her.

-Let's go. -I'm begging you. Give me a moment.

Griselda!

Griselda Blanco, answer my question. Who do you think kidnapped your son?

Griselda! Griselda, please wake up! Answer me!

Reporting live from the courthouse where in a few minutes,

the notorious drug dealer Griselda Blanco, The Black Widow

will finally hear the judge's decision of clemency for humanitarian reasons

that her defense lawyer filed a week after the sentence was read.

The appeal was submitted by her lawyer to contradict

the court's decision of Miss Blanco's execution.

It was mentioned for The Black Widow's execution

will push through in 72 hours. She's here.

We can see her clearly from where we're standing.

Yes, it's Griselda Blanco, The Black Widow.

She's in a wheelchair pushed by her prison guard,

wearing the orange prisoner's garb and a mask over her face

that prevents us from seeing her face and her reactions.

Speculators and media people are outside the courthouse, waiting for her.

We can also see some protesters criticizing the death penalty.

She's being surrounded with prison guards.

Right now, she's going inside the courthouse

where they will read the judge's decision for her.

And for us, we'll find out if she will never be sentenced.

Attention. All rise.

Presiding is the honorable Judge Thomas Miller.

You may sit down.

Are you formally informed, Mrs. Blanco,

that your defense lawyer filed an appeal for clemency

to contradict the court's decision and postpone your scheduled execution?

I'm aware, Your Honor.

And you also know that my pronouncement about

your ongoing case is final and it's definite.

And are you also informed that it doesn't accept an appeal.

Let me say it straight, Mrs. Blanco.

That after reading and reviewing the said appeal

and considering all your criminal records

making a special emphasis on the plot to kidnap former

President Kennedy's son

this Court has found no valid reason or excuse to delay

or much more cancel your execution.

So therefore,

your execution by electric chair is going to push through

and it will happen on the scheduled date given by the court.

I can't believe that.