Sofia Vergara revealed that she was injured for life filming Griselda
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The actress, who was recently sued by Griselda Blanco's relatives, wanted to leave her Modern Family character behind, so she had to make an effort to change her appearance, even changing the way she walked and stood.
The transformation of Sofia Vergara for Griselda was impressive. The Colombian actress worked hard to change her appearance to leave behind her Modern Family character, Gloria Pritchett, so much so that she even injured herself to achieve it.
In addition to the makeup, costumes and hairstyle , Vergara made an effort to imitate some of Griselda Blanco's movements and postures for the Netflix miniseries.
“I wanted to make Griselda's movements and gestures completely different from those of my character that I played for eleven years in Modern Family. That was one of my main concerns. I wanted to not walk like Gloria or me, not stand like that, not use my hands in any way that was sexy and very Latin, like I am,” she said.
The body posture he adopted during the months of filming had negative effects on his health, since it caused a back injury.
“I created this body position which, after three months, gave me problems. They had to have infiltration in the lower part of my back for walking in that bad position, and then I had to do it for three more months. I think I have injured my back forever,” said the actress.
In addition to changing the way you walk, Vergara underwent a long daily makeup and hairdressing process to change her appearance . “It was hours. She had a wig. There were many things. The teeth, the wig, the nose, plastic here and there," she said on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Griselda's relatives sued Sofía Vergara and Netflix
Last week, ;the children of the drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, on whom the Netflix series is inspired, would have sued Sofía Vergara and the streaming platform for copyright and their main objective is to stop the launch of the production, which premieres this Thursday.
According to TMZ, Griselda Blanco's children, who are also the heirs of her assets and image, allege the unauthorized use of her family's name, image and likeness for the production of the series.
Michael Corleone Sepúlveda, the youngest of the drug trafficker's four children, alleges in the lawsuit that neither he nor any of his relatives gave Netflix the image rights for the production of Griselda.
In a recent interview with W Radio, Corleone Sepúlveda stated that, although he felt flattered that Vergara played his mother, his family was not contacted for the production of the series.
“If you really wanted to play the full role, why didn't you approach the family to find out what my mother was like or me, who was the closest to her? ?”, she said in reference to the actress.
In addition to starring in the series, Sofia Vergara is also the executive producer of the project, so she is also involved in the lawsuit.
So far, neither Netflix nor Vergara have commented on the matter and everything seems to indicate that the six chapters of the series will arrive on the streaming platform this Thursday.