

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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