Sofia Vergarathe last transformation is his most dramatic yet.
THE Modern family the star sat on the makeup chair for hours every day on set to broadcast a Colombian channel cocaine trafficker Griselda Blanco for the Netflix mini-series Griseldastarting January 25.
“I needed to disappear,” Vergara explained to E! Exclusive behind-the-scenes video from News. “It was Miami in the 70s and 80s. Looking good was very important to me.”
To become the late cartel leader, the 51-year-old used five wigs and various prosthetics, including prosthetic eyebrow covers with fake hairs glued on top, which effectively erased the actress’ signature bold eyebrows . The crew also added a nose and false teeth, which they yellowed because Blanco was a smoker.
It was all part of Vergara’s process of getting into character.
“There are so many nuances to explore as to who she was – as a woman, as a mother and, of course, as a drug lord who created one of the most profitable cartels in the world. history,” she explained. “She wasn’t as famous as someone like Pablo Escobarbut even he was afraid of her at that time. She stood alone.”
