My Mother, the Godmother, and the True Story of Michael Corleone Blanco

My Mother, the Godmother, and the True Story of Michael Corleone Blanco was published in 2023 by Oembe Publishing. Written by Michael Sepulveda Blanco, the son of the notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, the book serves as a personal memoir and an attempt to reclaim the family narrative. It emerged within a broader cultural resurgence of interest in Griselda Blanco’s life, coinciding with renewed media focus on her history in the illicit cocaine trade during the late 20th century.

The design and narrative approach of the work reflect a desire to provide an intimate perspective on a figure often depicted solely through sensationalized accounts. By focusing on his own lived experience, Blanco attempts to disentangle his mother’s complex criminal legacy from the private realities of his upbringing. The work is received primarily as a primary source document, providing a counterbalance to the numerous third-party biographies and dramatizations that have previously defined the public understanding of the Blanco family.