La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla
La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla

La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla

April 15, 2020 | 82 min

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.

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Lorine Padilla

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