Frank Aragon’s Campaign for the Oscar with “Down for Life”
Twenty two years in the making, a young man from Boyle Heights is finally ready and eager to let the public see his work, his collection of films that is. That young man is Frank Aragon, a filmmaker born and raised in the tough streets of Boyle Heights, a suburb of Los Angeles just to the east of the Los Angeles River. In September of 2009 his film “Down for Life” starring Danny Glover, Snoop Dogg, Kate Del Castillo, Elizabeth Pena and newcomer Jessica Romero from Wilmington, world premiered at the prestigious 34th Annual Toronto International Film festival. The independent film was produced and 2nd unit directed by the Boyle Heights native. The Los Angeles Times, Peter Hammond calls the film an “early Oscar contender” — a sign of Frank Aragon’s dream in the making. This is his fifth film in the capacity of producer; Aragon has written and directed