South China Morning Post Why was Sofía Vergara’s brother Rafael murdered by a Colombian cartel?

All we know about Sofía Vergara’s murdered brother, Rafael: the Modern Family star’s sibling was killed by a Colombian cartel in 1996, and she says his death informed her portrayal of Griselda Blanco

In a recent interview, Sofía Vergara admitted the murder of her older brother Rafael helped inform her portrayal of the real-life Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco in this year’s Netflix hit
Vergara’s older sibling was shot in 1996 when he was 28 years old and the actress has opened up about how it ‘destroyed’ her mum and ‘changed our lives completely’

Sofía Vergara’s role as the notorious drug lord Griselda Blanco in Netflix miniseries Griselda was more than just a job to her.

In a recent interview with Variety, Vergara talked about how the murder of her elder sibling helped inform her portrayal of the real-life Colombian criminal who died in 2012. Vergara’s brother Rafael was killed in 1996 by a Colombian cartel in a botched kidnapping attempt, as reported by the Independent.