Jenni, the new ViX Original film inspired on the life of the late superstar Jenni Rivera, will premiere on ViX and select theaters in the U.S. and Mexico on December 6.
ViX announced today that its new original film, Jenni will premiere on ViX and select theaters in the U.S. and Mexico on December 6. Actress, producer, and singer, Annie Gonzalez (Flamin’ Hot, Gentefied) stars as the iconic Mexican American singer/songwriter, actress, producer and women’s rights activist.
Jenni is inspired on the life of Jenni Rivera a Mexican American who became one of the most famous female regional Mexican artists on the charts, starting her career in her hometown of Long Beach, California, her meteoric rise in the music industry, and through the last days before her tragic and unexpected death. Jenni also shows the struggles that she endured in her personal life and how she became the artist fans all know and love today, and how she persevered and found strength from within. This story of resilience and bravery shows the building blocks of what made Jenni Rivera who she was and the remarkable legacy she left behind.
The cast includes Manuel Uriza (Narcos: Mexico, Gentefied,), as Pedro Rivera, Jenni’s father and Regional Mexican entrepreneur; Cinthya Carmona (East Los High, Rush Hour,) as Chiquis Rivera, singer, TV personality and the oldest daughter of Jenni; Jero Medina (Narcos: Mexico, Somos, ); and Miguel Angel Garcia (The Long Game,” “Promised Land) as Trino Marín, Jenni’s first husband and father of her three oldest children, at later and earlier stages in his life, respectively. Gabriela Reynoso (Si Nos Dejan, Corazón Guerrero) plays Jenni’s mother Rosa Saavedra; J.R. Villarreal (“Ultra Violet, BlackScorpion) Juan Cinco Lopez, Jenni’s late second husband; and newcomer Tatiana Alicia Beltrán portrays the young Jenni Rivera.
Produced by Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun of Mucho Mas Media and Alec Meachem from De Line Pictures, under the direction of Gigi Saul Guerrero (Culture Shock, Bingo Hell). Screenplay by Shane McKenzie and Kate Lanier (Bingo Hell, La Quinceañera), with Annie Gonzalez as executive producer.
The movie was partially filmed in Colombia. This project was approved to receive the CINA incentive (Audiovisual Investment Certificate), granted by the Colombian government and administered by Proimágenes Colombia.
