Here you will find news and blog articles about REBEL. Journalists go to “ABOUT” page for the Electronic Press Kit (EPK) link to download printable and blog photos, bios, etc.
“El documental titulado Rebel, o Rebelde, y dirigido por María Agui Carter, mostrará como esta mujer de familia adinerada se rebela contra su tradicional familia, pierde a sus hijos y esposo, y terminó siendo temida en la popular batalla nacional.” La Opinion Martha Sarabia Por: Martha Sarabia... Read More
In Rebel, director María Agui Carter illustrates that limiting Cuban-born immigrant Loreta Janeta Velázquez to one set of binary opposites would reduce her contribution to American identity and history San Antonio Current By Patricia Portales SCREENS LORETA VELAZQUEZ, THE SECRET SOLDIER OF THE... Read More
“The documentary is worthy of such a fascinating story. The narration, re-creations, and acting are outstanding.” The Abraham Lincoln Blog Geoff Elliott May, 2013 PBS To Premiere “Rebel” On Series Voces On Friday May 24, 2013 the PBS Latino series “Voces” (Voices) will... Read More
“The title of this unusual documentary is a bit of clever wordplay. Its subject, a Havana-born New Orleans social aristocrat named Loreta Janeta Velazquez, was not only loyal to the Confederacy during the American Civil War, but fought in its army as a... Read More
“ Loreta’s memoir gives us rare insight into war from a woman and a Latina’s point of view,” Agui Carter says. “She was an immigrant serving her country by fighting for it, as so many generations have done.“ The Albuquerque Journal Current Screens... Read More