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Rewriting Bronx history from a Feminist Perspective in Raquel Cepeda’s ‘La Madrina’

Courtesy of Raquel Cepeda

Raquel Cepeda’s documentary “La Madrina: The [Savage] Life of Lorine Padilla” profiles a South Bronx community’s badass matriarch, Lorine Padilla, a former gang member, social worker, activist, and spiritual guide in an attempt to rewrite Bronx history.

By Daniela Miranda • March 24, 2021 at 5:37 AM

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