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DE LOS CREADORES DE EL CARTEL La historia del narcotráfico contada a través de las esposas y compañeras de los grandes capos colombianos.

Seis relatos escalofriantes de las vidas detrás de escena de las mujeres de los narcos en Colombia. Historias reales de las esposas y mujeres de los narcotraficantes y, aunque los nombres se ocultan tras seudónimos, se puede reconocer en la vida real a las protagonistas.? Las fantásticas son mujeres bellas, que aparentan ser inocentes. Sin embargo, una vez que logran conquistar a un mafioso, comienzan una carrera contra el reloj que las consume para poder mantener su sitio de poder, cueste lo que cueste. Elemento a resaltar: Hasta ahora nadie había contado cómo eran las mujeres de los narcos y hasta dónde se llegaban a transformar sus personalidades.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Las Fantásticas are women who rarely go unnoticed. During their time of glory, paraded at their husband's side, they travel in opulent vehicles decked out in the latest designer fashions and live in the lap of luxury. It just takes one second, one false move, however, and their entire life come crashing down on them. Their man loses power, money and his freedom, and suddenly their golden dream turns into their darkest nightmare. Glamour and an affluent lifestyle give way to uncertainty, unease, and an inability to go back to a "normal" life.

Las Fantásticas were always the "official" women. They were owed respect and subservience. They ruled the house, presiding over an army of servants that saw them as an extension of the boss. Never before had anyone told their story, had delved into their metamorphosis --from simple, unassuming women into the partner of recognized criminals. Las Fantásticas are beautiful women whose true nature is veiled under a sweet and innocent guise. Upon seducing their "lord," a race against the clock begins --each will do whatever it takes to maintain their place in power. • Never before has such an intimate portrayal of these women been available to the public.

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Library Journal Review

Colombia's sordid underworld of drugs and violence has spawned a host of movies, books, and TV series, but they rarely explore the role of women. (A famous exception is Gustavo Bolivar Moreno's Sin tetas no hay paraiso, the basis of a Colombian television series, but that book is disappointing and reeks of opportunism.) Based on the TV series Las munecas de la Mafia ("Mafia Dolls"), and cowritten by Lopez Lopez, a former drug dealer, this book chronicles the real lives of six trophy women of big narcos in the southern region of Valle del Cauca. These women indulged in all kinds of luxuries. When Brenda's love, the powerful capo Rasguno, was arrested in Cuba, she sought help from soccer star Diego Maradona, a friend of Fidel Castro. Though the player splurged on her, he passed up the opportunity to help her bail out her husband. Renata, who worked in New York City as an "accountant" (literally counting millions of dollars from the drug trade), hired a hit man to go after her husband's mistress. Frida adopted a chimpanzee whom she dressed in children's clothes and took to the dentist. Never condescending or condemning, this book is a sobering account of shattered lives yet is at times surprisingly entertaining and funny. Recommended for public and academic libraries, as well as all bookstores.-Carlos Rodriguez Martorell, East Elmhurst, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Andrés López López (Cali, Colombia 1971) tras ingresar al mundo tenebroso del narcotráfico como miembro del Cartel del Norte del Valle, decide entregarse a la justicia norteamericana en el año 2001. Desde su celda, Andrés decide narrar su historia y la de aquellos que integraron uno de los grupos más peligrosos de su país. Su libro El Cartel de los Sapos se convirtió en un éxito de ventas y dio origen a una serie de televisión con el mismo nombre , que fue un fenómeno televisivo. Ahora, ya no desde la oscuridad de una celda, sino desde el escritorio de su casa, Andrés se dedica a escribir tanto para la televisión, como para el cine. Sus libros más recientes son Las Fantásticas. Las mujeres del Cartel, El Cartel de los Sapos 2 y El señor de los cielos.