Griselda joins a gang of criminals in order to survive alone in the world. Griselda decides to leave home because her mother did not believe her stepfather abused her.
The story of Griselda Blanco, a woman who as a teenager was raped by her stepfather. It is an adaptation of the book La patrona de Pablo Escobar of José Guarnizo based on history from Griselda Blanco. La viuda negra ( The Black Widow) is a 2014 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television.