Filly Brown (2012)

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Filly Brown is the inspiring portrait of a young woman striving to find her voice - without compromising herself or the fate of her family. Majo Tonorio, aka, "Filly Brown", played by Gina Rodriguez, is a young aspiring hip-hop artist from Los Angeles. With her mother, Jenni Rivera, in prison and her father, Lou Diamond Philips, struggling to provide for his daughters, Filly knows that a record contract just may be the answer to her family`s financial problems. So when a record producer offers her a shot at stardom, she has to choose between selling out her dreams - or saving her family. Directed by Youssef Delara and Michael Olmos, Filly Brown is propelled by an exceptional cast. Fueled by a fierce hip-hop score, Filly Brown heralds the arrival of Gina Rodriguez in the electrifying title role.