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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.
Original Release
09/25/2015
US Release
09/25/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dimitri Agado | Soccer Teammate 1 / Teammate 1 |
Cassie Brennan | Sandy |
Ivan Cisneros | Peter |
Ivonne Coll | Abuela / Abuelita |
Hector Filizola | Soccer Teammate 2 / Teammate 2 |
Victor Flores | District Chess Match Supervisor |
Xavier G | Miguel |
Samuel Garcia | Brownsville Brainiacs |
Xavier Gonzalez | Miguel |
Jon Gries | Principal Thomas |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dimitri Agado | Soccer Teammate 1 / Teammate 1 |
Cassie Brennan | Sandy |
Ivan Cisneros | Peter |
Ivonne Coll | Abuela / Abuelita |
Hector Filizola | Soccer Teammate 2 / Teammate 2 |
Victor Flores | District Chess Match Supervisor |
Xavier G | Miguel |
Samuel Garcia | Brownsville Brainiacs |
Xavier Gonzalez | Miguel |
Jon Gries | Principal Thomas |
Jose Juan Guajardo Jr. | District Chess Match Supervisor |
Jose Juan Guajardo | District Chess Match Supervisor |
Efrain Guerrero | Relative |
Matthew Gutierrez | Boy in suit |
Alina Herrera | Dani |
Lucy Lopez | Brownsville Brainiacs |
Justina Machado | Karla |
Rodrigo Macouzet | Checkmate Paul / Paul |
Brian McCarty | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent |
Alesia Orta | Suzie |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hector Salinas | Executive Producer |
Betty Sullivan | Executive Producer |
Carmen Marron | Producer |
Natalie Angel | Producer |
Sandra Avila | Producer |
Chris Curl | Producer |
Ito Deutsch | Producer |
Bonnie Emerson | Producer |
José Trejo | Producer |