''Filly Brown'' is a 2012

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directed by Youssef Delara and Michael D. Olmos. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won Best Feature Film at the 2013 Noor Iranian Film Festival. The whole cast won the Special Achievement in Film award at the 2013 American Latino Media Arts Awards, or ALMA Award. The late Jenni Rivera was honored with a moment of silence. This was Rivera's first and only film before her death on December 9, 2012.

Cast

* Gina Rodriguez as Maria José “Majo” Tenorio * Jenni Rivera as Maria Tenorio * Lou Diamond Phillips as Jose Tenorio * Edward James Olmos as Leandro * Emilio Rivera as Mani * Noel Gugliemi as Big Cee * Baby Bash as Caeser

Reception

On review aggregator website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filly Brown 2012 films 2012 drama films American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language drama films