Entertainment

1211 Entertainment succeeds with theatrical premiere of “Down for Life” in Rio Grande Valley with 6K per screen average

By Marie Ramirez

   1211 Entertainment, the production company founded by filmmaker Frank Aragon, which produced the independent Latina gang movie, reports that their feature DOWN FOR LIFE is averaging $6,000 per screen in 5 theaters in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas for the past two weeks.

   Brian Fox of B.D. Fox and associates is distributing the film.

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