REBEL NEW YORK THEATRICAL PREMIER AT MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE JULY 19, 2013 AT 7:00 P.M. ET
New Documentary Explores the Secret Life of Loreta Velazquez —
Cuban immigrant, Confederate Soldier turned Union Spy
Shrouded in mystery and long the subject of debate, the amazing story of Loreta Velazquez is one of the Civil War’s most gripping forgotten narratives. While the U.S. military may have recently lifted the ban on women in combat, Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban immigrant from New Orleans, was fighting in battle 150 years ago ― one of the estimated 1000 women who secretly served as soldiers during the American Civil War. Who was she? Why did she fight? And what made her so dangerous that she has been virtually erased from history? Directed by María Agui Carter, REBEL premieres theatrically at the Museum of the Moving Image, Friday July 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. ET. at 36-01 35th Ave., NY., NY 11106.
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REBEL is a co-production of Iguana Films, L.L.C. and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with WPBT2/Miami and Latino Public Broadcasting with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
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