So besides Filly Brown, this year, Hispanicize 2013 featured a slew of Latino films that dealt with everything from immigration to brujeria, even a little rockabilly and technological singularity. There were so many films premiering as part of the official Hispanicize Film Festival portion of the event that I wasn’t […]
One of the highlights of my experience last week in Miami for Hispanicize was watching the premiere of the film Filly Brown. The all Latino cast shined from top to bottom, but definitely the most powerful performance was the one given as a final farewell by Jenni Rivera. I told […]
It’s a movie about a rapper trying to make it in the music industry for the sake of her family. Oh but it is about so much more. Jenni Rivera’s name might be the loudest you will hear repeated over and over about this film. And rightfully so. The Late […]
Yes, the same film starring Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jenni Rivera, Chingo Bling, Baby Bash and newcomer Gina Rodriguez, is set to open the New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) on August 14th. Filly Brown tells the story of Maria Jose “Majo” Tonorio (Rodriguez), an aspiring rap […]