Film: LA MADRINA: THE SAVAGE LIFE OF LORINE PADILLA (directed by Raquel Cepeda)

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by Nia Liat on March 15, 2021

in Film,Virtual

Available for viewing NOW through March 28th
Lorine Padilla (On Chair), Millie Cubero (L), Elizabeth Maldonado (C), Miriam JJ Bentacourt (R).
Photo by Henry Chalfant.
La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla is a feature length documentary about a beloved South Bronx matriarch and former “First Lady” of the Savage Skulls gang struggling to remain visible in a rapidly gentrifying community she helped rebuild in the 1980s. With one foot firmly grounded in the outlaw life and the other as an activist and spiritual advisor, Lorine straddles the complexities of multiple worlds. Employing rich never-before-seen archives of the borough that gifted the world both salsa and hip-hop culture, we will go on a complicated and, at times, surreal journey through five decades of Bronx history and resilience in LA MADRINA’s own words.Written/Directed/Produced by: Raquel Cepeda
Associate Producers: Djali Cepeda, Nicholas Pacchiano
Runtime: 82 minutes

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