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Original Film Title: Lioness Within
Director’s Name:Aleksandar Adzic
Writer’s Name: Aleksandar Adzic
Producer: Joaquim Adrià Pujol
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 1 hour 11 minutes
Film Description:
The movie follows Graciela Casillas and her struggles as a female fighter, first as a kickboxer, then boxer and at the end her as a mix martial artist.
Her struggle during last 40 years as a martial artist and being with the trainers, teachers and being away from them.
Her path and struggle as one of the first female fighters to fight for her rights and dignity, that was not recognized or talked in general public for years.
Graciela Casillas has been teaching martial arts since 1980’s
She was kickboxing and boxing world champion from 1979 til 1986.
She had 33 professional fights and 18 knockouts. She retired undefeated and very is still unknown. Even to this day many people in her hometown don’t know who she was and what she has done.