Entre el grito y la celda: Una historia sobre Lolita Lebrón

Entre el grito y la celda: Una historia sobre Lolita Lebrón (2024) is a drama, history film directed by Efraín Rosa.

“Entre el grito y la celda” is a film adaptation of the theatrical monologue “Lolita", which has been performed locally and internationally for the past 11 years, with over 60 performances in 5 countries, 5 states in North America, and more than 40 municipalities in Puerto Rico. The story is set in late 1954, when political prisoner Lolita Lebrón had already been sentenced to 50 years in prison at the federal prison in Alderson, West Virginia, for leading an attack on the United States Congress. The film explores Lolita's life and patriotic thoughts through poetic language, intertwining her three most significant aspects: her fervent religiosity, her fight for justice from the perspective of a young woman and mother, and her patriotic bravery to risk her freedom for causes and values she firmly believed in. The movie highlights the themes of national identity and the struggles of a resilient woman who became, for many, the Mother of the Puerto Rican Nation.

Cast

Viviana Torres Mestey

Lolita Lebrón

Jorge Alexander

Andrés Figueroa

Oné Colón

Rafael Cancel Miranda

Giomar Cruz

Blanca Canales

Alberto Mateo

Irving Flores

Jianna Pagán

Político 3

Irmaris Rodríguez

Ruth Reynolds

Orlando Rodríguez

Político 1

Efraín Rosa

Capataz

Hector Sánchez

Político 2