from The Patriot Ledger

Movie industry boom shapes local dreams

Amelia Ali of Milton wore “gangsta” garb – bandannas, white tank top and heavy makeup – as an extra on the set of “The Fighter,” a Mark Wahlberg movie about Micky “Irish” Ward, a pro welterweight who rose from the seamy streets of Lowell to fight Arturo “Thunder” Gatti in a legendary boxing trilogy.

Ali, 24, was cast to be part of a carload of Puerto Ricans in a street scene. (Read the full story here.)