25/09/2015
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the spotlight, as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals. As their coach, Mr. Alvarado, teaches his students the meaning of perseverance and team effort in the face of adversity, Jose discovers his own strengths and uses them to bring his broken family together.
Rico Rodriguez
as Jose
Efren Ramirez
as Mr. Alvarado
Ivonne Coll
as Abuelita
Justina Machado
as Karla
Jon Gries
as Principal Thomas
Valente Rodriguez
as Coach Stevens
Alina Herrera
as Dani
Xavier Gonzalez
as Miguel
Cassie Brennan
as Sandy
Ivan Cisneros
as Peter
Alesia Orta
as Suzie
Golbanoo Setayesh
as Brownsville Brainiacs
Priya Trakru
as Brownsville Brainiacs
Samuel Garcia
as Brownsville Brainiacs
Lucy Lopez
as Brownsville Brainiacs
Ricardo Santoyo
as Brownsville Brainiac
Edgar Santoyo
as Brownsville Brainiac
Glynn Praesel
as Jim Tharpe - Tournament Director
John Flores
as Jacob
Daniel Wolfe
as Last Year's Champ
Rodrigo Macouzet
as Paul
Noel Elim Rivera
as Checkmate Coach
Jose Juan Guajardo, Jr.
as District Chess Match Supervisor
Jose Juan Guajardo
as District Chess Match Supervisor
Victor Flores
as District Chess Match Supervisor
Eric A. Vera
as Match Supervisor
Dimitri Agado
as Teammate 1
Hector Filizola
as Teammate 2
Michael Vera
as Security Officer
Rene Rhi
as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
Brian McCarty
as I.C.E. Agent
John Kinch
as Funeral Priest
Efrain Guerrero
as Relative
Cindy Vela
as Detention Teacher
Froylan Reyes Jr.
as Janitor
José D. Cantú
as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
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