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Mafia Matriarchs Weaponize Maternal Love in “The Good Mothers.”
Spoiler alert: Read this after you’ve watched “The Good Mothers.”
Oct 7, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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Mafia Matriarchs Weaponize Maternal Love in “The Good Mothers.”
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A Fresh Female Narrative Ignites "Civil War."
Spoiler alert: If you plan to see Alex Garland’s new movie “Civil War” then don’t read this until you have.
May 2, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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A Fresh Female Narrative Ignites "Civil War."
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This Narca Pleaded Guilty, But Got 33 Years Behind Bars. Was She the Last Big Fish of Her Generation?
Julia Martha Lorenzana-Cordon was handed down a massive sentence earlier this month, but my source said she wasn’t as bad as the men in her trafficking…
Mar 26, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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This Narca Pleaded Guilty, But Got 33 Years Behind Bars. Was She the Last Big Fish of Her Generation?
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Mexico's Synthetic Drug Problem is Meth, Not Fentanyl.
Fentanyl consumption may be more of a U.S than Mexican problem, but the same cannot be said of methamphetamine.
May 14, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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Mexico's Synthetic Drug Problem is Meth, Not Fentanyl.
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March 28, 2024
I’ve been writing about mano dura, or “hard fist” security strategies in the region, and thinking about the concept of corruption in the U.S., compared…
Mar 28, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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March 26, 2024
I keep getting asked by friends and contacts for a Substack update.
Mar 26, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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Everything Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Left Out About the Narca’s Violent History
Blanco came up from the bottom in 1940s Colombia, and according to historians was involved in crime basically from the time she could walk.
Feb 10, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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Everything Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Left Out About the Narca’s Violent History
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Feb 6, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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Jan 23, 2024
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This Bolivian Beauty Queen Got Arrested But Her Narco Boyfriend Escaped
Alondra Mercado Campos got arrested in Bolivia days before Christmas. Her narco boyfriend Andres Vasquez allegedly slipped out the back of the house…
Jan 10, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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This Bolivian Beauty Queen Got Arrested But Her Narco Boyfriend Escaped
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The End of VICE News Latam Marks New Beginnings
Some rare personal updates, and new intentions for 2024
Jan 4, 2024
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Deborah Bonello
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The highest-ranking woman in the Sinaloa Cartel Vs Emma Coronel.
Women's power today still seems to be defined by old metrics: What they look like and who they're sleeping with.
Sep 18, 2023
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Deborah Bonello
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The highest-ranking woman in the Sinaloa Cartel Vs Emma Coronel.
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The Women of the Mara: Adriana
Even if the gangs are officially instructed not to allow women into the organization, some homegirls remain in El Salvador. Adriana, whom I met in San…
Sep 11, 2023
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Deborah Bonello
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The Women of the Mara: Brenda
The brutal murder of Brenda Paz in the United States had consequences for women in the Barrio 18 gang in Central America.
Aug 21, 2023
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Deborah Bonello
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