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, Efren Ramirez and Ivonne Coll. It is based on the true story of real life teacher Jose Juan "J.J." Guajardo.

Plot

Cast

* Rico Rodriguez as Jose * Efren Ramirez as Coach Alvarado *

as Karla * Jon Gries as Principal Thomas *

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as Coach Stevens *Cassie Brennan as Sandy *Xavier Gonzalez as Miguel *Alina Herrera as Dani * Ivonne Coll as Abuela *Ivan Cisneros as Peter *Alesta Orta as Suzie *Glynn Praesel as Jim Tharpe *Jon Steven Flores as Checkmate Jacob Stewart *Daniel Wolfe as Last Year's Champ *Rodrigo Macouzet as Checkmate Paul *Noel Rivera as Checkmate Coach * Cindy Vela as Detention Teacher

Production

The film was shot in

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Release

The film wasn't released in theathers, however, the DVD and Blu-ray sales totaled at $111,100.

Reception

According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.19/10. Matt Fagerholm of

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awarded the film one and a half stars. Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. Dann Gire of the ''

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'' awarded the film two stars.

References

External links

* {{Authority control American biographical drama films Films shot in Texas 2015 biographical drama films 2015 drama films Films about chess 2015 in chess 2010s English-language films 2010s American films