Martha Ochoa: the inspiration behind the character in the Griselda Blanco series

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The new Netflix series about Griselda Blanco puts women at the center of the story. In addition to having The Cocaine Queen as the protagonist, Griselda presents characters such as the reformed drug trafficker Carmen Gutiérrez, the police June Hawkins and Martha Ochoa, a member of one of the most powerful dynasties of organized crime. The plot explains that she is the cousin of the Ochoa Vázquez brothers—founding members of the Medellín Cartel— …