Plot
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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Cast
Rico Rodriguez
Jose
Efren Ramirez
Mr. Alvarado
Valente Rodriguez
Coach Stevens
Ivonne Coll
Abuelita
Jon Gries
Principal Thomas
Justina Machado
Karla
Noel Elim Rivera
Checkmate Coach
Cassie Brennan
Sandy
Rene Rhi
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
José D. Cantú
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
Ivan Cisneros
Peter
Hector Filizola
Teammate 2
John Flores
Jacob
Samuel Garcia
Brownsville Brainiacs
Xavier Gonzalez
Miguel
Alina Herrera
Dani
Lucy Lopez
Brownsville Brainiacs
Rodrigo Macouzet
Paul
Alesia Orta
Suzie
Dimitri Agado
Teammate 1
Glynn Praesel
Jim Tharpe - Tournament Director
Froylan Reyes Jr.
Janitor
Edgar Santoyo
Brownsville Brainiac
Ricardo Santoyo
Brownsville Brainiac
Golbanoo Setayesh
Brownsville Brainiacs
Priya Trakru
Brownsville Brainiacs
Eric A. Vera
Match Supervisor
Michael Vera
Security Officer
Daniel Wolfe
Last Year's Champ
