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.
La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla
A South Bronx matriarch, once a prominent figure in the Savage Skulls gang, fights to maintain her visibility in the community she helped revitalize in the 1980s as gentrification rapidly changes the neighborhood.
