Los Angeles, Nov 4 (TIWN) Sofia Vergara, who memorably played the Latina wife of one of the principal male characters in the popular sitcom "Modern Family", is set to star in a Netflix limited series about the notorious drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, reports 'Variety'.

Last played by Catherine Zeta-Jones in the 2017 movie, "Cocaine Godmother", Griselda Blanco was also widely known as the Black Widow. Titled "Griselda", the Netflix series chronicles the real life of the savvy and ambitious Colombian woman who created one of the most profitable drug cartels in history.

Vergara's new show will see her in a role that's strikingly different to the one she played on the long-running ABC sitcom. Specifically, the performer will go from Modern Family's fashionista to a savagely ambitious Colombian mother and business woman. For those who aren't familiar with Blanco's story, the queenpin was dubbed in media as the "Black Widow" and the "Cocaine Godmother," since she notoriously created one of the most profitable drug rings in history.