Jennifer Lopez to Star as Real-Life Drug Lord Griselda Blanco

Known as "The Cocaine Godmother," Blanco was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2004

By Marc Malkin Aug 10, 2016 8:28 PMTags

Jennifer Lopez is going from Shades of Blue to lines of white powder.

E! News confirms that the actress is set to star as notorious drug lord Griselda Blanco in a TV movie she is developing for HBO.

Blanco, known as "The Cocaine Godmother," came to rise in the 1970s and 1980s and reportedly ordered up to 200 murders during her infamous reign. After DEA agents arrested at her home in California in 1985, she was sentenced to ten years in prison before being deported to Colombia in 2004. Eight years later, Blanco was killed after being shot twice in the head in a drive-by shooing in Medellin.

Blanco is a central figure in the 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys.

With Lopez as Blanco in mind, check out the gallery below to see more stars who have played or planning to play real people.

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