• Mirtha Jung is a Cuban-American former drug cartel member, who gained notoriety after the release of the movie "Blow" which followed the life of her ex-husband George Jung
• Mirtha started using cocaine before meeting George and they married in 1977
• In 2001, Mirtha was mentioned in the “Blow” biographical movie, which brought her recognition in the US
• Mirtha grew up being surrounded by drugs, and her main interest was finding money to pay for her habit
• George Jacob Jung is a former American drug trafficker and smuggler, part of the Medellin Cartel which smuggled cocaine into the US
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Who is George Jung’s ex-wife? Mirtha Jung Wiki Bio
Mirtha Jung (nee Calderon) was born in Cuba, on 3 December 1952 – some sources say on 3 August – her birth sign is Sagittarius and she holds both American and Cuban nationality. Mirtha was part of a drug cartel, but came under the spotlight only after the release of the “Blow” movie, which follows the life of her ex-husband George Jung.
Early life and education
Mirtha was raised in a rather poor and dangerous part of Cuba, which is how she became involved with the drug trade during her teenage years – she was raised by her parents, and attended a high school in Cuba, then after matriculation was working as a waitress before meeting George.
Mirtha’s career
After meeting her future husband, Mirtha became part of the Medellin Cartel he worked for, known for smuggling huge amounts of cocaine from Colombia into the US.
She became addicted to cocaine, and although she was advised by doctors to stop using it during her pregnancy, she wasn’t able to stop – after being caught with a lot of cocaine, she was sentenced to three years in jail., but used that to get clean, and since she was released in 1981, it’s believed that she hasn’t used again drugs to this day.
In 2001, Mirtha was mentioned in the “Blow” biographical movie, which also talks about her husband and the drug cartel, and which brought Mirtha recognition in the US – Penelope Cruz played Mirtha, while Johnny Depp played George Jung. Mirtha was last seen in the media in the same year, when she talked about the movie, and gave an interview to a Texas newspaper.
Love life and marriage with George Jung
Mirtha started using cocaine before meeting George, and was introduced to him when she needed more – when they first met, Mirtha was 22 and George 32. They started dating in February 1975 and married in 1977 – on 1 August 1978, Mirtha gave birth to their daughter they named Kristina Sunshine Jung.
Life revolving around drugs and crime became too much for Mirtha, who didn’t want to expose her daughter to it, so she decided to divorce George in 1984, who went on and married Ronda Clay Spinello less than a year later, and they lived in San Diego, California for some time. but died in his home town of Weymouth in 2021, of kidney and liver failure.
Apparently Mirtha has never remarried, and appears to be unattached as of mid-2024..
Her daughter Kristina is married to Romain Karan, and they have two children. After being released from jail in 2016, George supposedly tried to get back together with Mirtha, and help his daughter in any way possible, but Kristina couldn’t forgive her father.
Hobbies and other interests
Mirtha grew up being surrounded by drugs, and her main interest was finding money to pay for her habit – she started out as a student who was good at math and sports, but this changed when she started messing with drugs while attending the second year at high school.
She enjoyed leading a lavish lifestyle with her husband, but eventually wanted more than constantly hiding, and using cocaine with George – after being released clean from jail, Mirtha became focused on raising her daughter, and interested in things such as reading and spending her time outdoors. She raised Kristina in a peaceful environment in the USA – the two spent their evenings watching movies together, with Mirtha’s favorite actor and actress being Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, mostly for their performance in the “Blow” film.
Appearance and net worth
Mirtha has long brown hair and brown eyes, is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall, and weighs around 128lbs (58kgs) – her net worth is estimated at over $400,000, while George lost most of his ill-gotten wealth, and was reputedly worth less than $100,000 at the time of his death.
Who was George Jung, Mirtha’s ex-husband?
George Jacob Jung – also known as Boston George or El Americano – was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts USA,under the birth sign of Leo on 6 August 1942 – he held American nationality. He was a drug trafficker and smuggler, and was at one time part of the Medellin Cartel which smuggled cocaine into the US.
#GeorgeJung #ElAmericano pic.twitter.com/Dwjlhd6vDp
— George Jung Official (@GeorgeJungOffi1) November 10, 2016
George was raised in Weymouth by his German-American parents Erminalia ‘Ermine’ and Frederick ‘Fred’ Jung – he was an avid footballer while at high school, and his friends described him as ‘a natural leader’. However, he was arrested for the first time for solicitation of prostitution while he was still at Weymouth High School, then after matriculating, he enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he began selling marijuana, and never graduated.
He started smuggling cannabis from California to New England in 1967, before expanding to include from Puerto Vallarta in Mexico into the US, allegedly used ‘planes stolen from private airfields in Cape Cod, and hired professional pilots.
At the time, he was making $250,000 per month, equivalent to almost $2 million as of 2024. This lasted until 1974, when George was arrested in Chicago, caught with 660lbs (300kg) of marijuana – he was sentenced to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury.
While in prison, George learned about the Medellin Cartel from his cellmate Carlos Lehder Rivas, and in return George taught him about smuggling – after being released in April 1975, he and Carlos began working together, and flew cocaine for Pablo Escobar from Colombia to the US.
It’s reported that George was then making around $4 million per day during the late-‘70s, and keeping his money in the national bank of Panama. He was arrested again in 1987, and once again in 1994, this time receiving a 60-year sentence. but was released on 2 June 2014 . However, he started smuggling once again, and was arrested on 6 December 2016 for violating his parole.
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I know George before MJ wife , my mother Martha calderon ‘La RUBIA of New york/Miami , Hook them up , in fact , my mother Marth marry to El VIEJO WILLIE ran the Bronx and Manhatten,Queen 74.75,75,77 , jamel Carlos first wife that she smuggle Carlos in thru Canada, Toronto with fake i.d since Carlos English was good ,they both got matty in Toronto and George was best man , now they are broke maybe just out of Danburry , prison , so jamel took them two turtleneck shaggy hair to our apartment westside , west end on 102 st looking over riverside , they told their plan EL VIEJO was very few that had that kind of cash , he had 7apartment in new york ,so here the 60k and you pay me in Miami part 1 ,this is the true fact that was hidden i was also at part 2-4 and 77.78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 prison May 26 , 1985 i flew a Cessna 421 from rio Magdalen to ft.lauderdale 660 lb of coke , while in Colombia with family George was singing in a hote with agents supply him coke and booze .