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Gina Rodriguez nabs female lead in Purple Hearts

Gina Rodriguez (“Jane The Virgin”) will star in Alloy Entertainment’s “Purple Hearts”.

The military romance follows an aspiring musician (Rodriguez) and a soldier who fall in love after marrying under false pretenses.

Ben Lewin will direct from a screenplay by Kyle Jarrow.

Producers are Alloy Features’ Elysa Dutton and Leslie Morgenstein with Amy Baer of Gidden Media.

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