Agrelo Marilyn

About

A Cuban-American raised in new york City, Marilyn Agrelo's diverse background and identity have shapen an early awareness of social themese she continues to explore through her work. She has been working in film production for over 15 years, including projects such as Smash the Kitty an The Orbin Story, as well as films for fundraisers, commericials, and interractive museum installations. Her first documentary feature, Mad Hot Ballroom, showed in theaters across the country for over 24 weeks, and is one of the top 10 highest grossing documentary films of all time. Agrelo is also working on a documentary feature titled Us and Them, a personal project about the contrasting truths and points of view of her divided families in Cuba and the United States.