Melissa Montero

Long Island City, NY (USA)
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Our Women, Our Struggle

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Location: Long Island City
Industry: Entertainment
Year Founded: 2003
Number Employees: INVALID
Description: Our Women, Our Struggle is the title of the documentary I am producing, directing and writing. Our Women, Our Struggle (working title) is a compelling hour-long documentary that chronicles the lives of three Puerto Rican revolutionary women – Isabel Rosado, Lolita Lebron, and Dylcia Pagan -- who dedicated their lives to the Puerto Rican Independence movement and as a result were subjected to FBI surveillance and each spent many years in prison. The women will speak about their persecution and involvement in the historical struggle for Puerto Rican Independence on the island and in the Diaspora. Collectively, these three women served over 50 years in federal prison as a consequence of their radical political activism. Doña Isabel Rosado was sentenced to 17 years in prison, serving thirteen.