Gloria
Release Date: July 17, 2015 (limited)
Studio: Picturehouse
Director: Christian Keller
MPAA Rating: R (for sexual content, brief graphic nudity, some disturbing material, and for language)
Screenwriter: Sabina Berman
Genre: Drama, Musical, Biography
Starring: Sofia Espinosa, Marco Perez
Plot Summary: Based on the true story of Latin America’s most controversial pop-rock icon, Gloria Trevi. GLORIA is a bold and compelling musical drama told through the lens of the provocative, socio-politically charged music that made her famous. Often referred to as the “Mexican Madonna” and called the “Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop” by VH1, Trevi has sold more than 20 million records and is currently again on top of all the charts. The film traces Trevi’s ascent to stardom in the ‘80s and ‘90s with her manager and then husband Sergio Andrade, never shying away from their destructive relationship or his abusive sexual behavior and its consequences. It also chronicles her astounding fall from grace in 2000 when she was accused of running a sex cult and thrown in jail to her triumphant acquittal and release in 2004.
Release Date: July 17, 2015 (limited)
Studio: Picturehouse
Director: Christian Keller
MPAA Rating: R (for sexual content, brief graphic nudity, some disturbing material, and for language)
Screenwriter: Sabina Berman
Genre: Drama, Musical, Biography
Starring: Sofia Espinosa, Marco Perez
Plot Summary: Based on the true story of Latin America’s most controversial pop-rock icon, Gloria Trevi. GLORIA is a bold and compelling musical drama told through the lens of the provocative, socio-politically charged music that made her famous. Often referred to as the “Mexican Madonna” and called the “Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop” by VH1, Trevi has sold more than 20 million records and is currently again on top of all the charts. The film traces Trevi’s ascent to stardom in the ‘80s and ‘90s with her manager and then husband Sergio Andrade, never shying away from their destructive relationship or his abusive sexual behavior and its consequences. It also chronicles her astounding fall from grace in 2000 when she was accused of running a sex cult and thrown in jail to her triumphant acquittal and release in 2004.
