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.
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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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