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
Efren Ramirez
Valente Rodriguez
Ivonne Coll
Jon Gries
Justina Machado
Noel Elim Rivera
Cassie Brennan
Rene Rhi
José D. Cantú
Ivan Cisneros
Hector Filizola
John Flores
Samuel Garcia
Xavier Gonzalez
Alina Herrera
Lucy Lopez
Rodrigo Macouzet
Alesia Orta
Dimitri Agado
Glynn Praesel
Froylan Reyes Jr.
Edgar Santoyo
Ricardo Santoyo
Golbanoo Setayesh
Priya Trakru
Eric A. Vera
Michael Vera
Daniel Wolfe