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2020

La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla

Directed by Raquel Cepeda

A 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 Padilla straddles the complexities of multiple worlds.

Duration

1h 22m

Released

April 15, 2020

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