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Endgame
Endgame

Endgame

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

25 September 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rico Rodriguez

Rico Rodriguez

Jose

Efren Ramirez

Efren Ramirez

Mr. Alvarado

Ivonne Coll

Ivonne Coll

Abuelita

Justina Machado

Justina Machado

Karla

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Principal Thomas

Valente Rodriguez

Valente Rodriguez

Coach Stevens

Alina Herrera

Alina Herrera

Dani

Xavier Gonzalez

Xavier Gonzalez

Miguel

Cassie Brennan

Cassie Brennan

Sandy

Ivan Cisneros

Ivan Cisneros

Peter

Alesia Orta

Alesia Orta

Suzie

Golbanoo Setayesh

Golbanoo Setayesh

Brownsville Brainiacs

Priya Trakru

Priya Trakru

Brownsville Brainiacs

Samuel Garcia

Samuel Garcia

Brownsville Brainiacs

Lucy Lopez

Lucy Lopez

Brownsville Brainiacs

Ricardo Santoyo

Ricardo Santoyo

Brownsville Brainiac

Edgar Santoyo

Edgar Santoyo

Brownsville Brainiac

Glynn Praesel

Glynn Praesel

Jim Tharpe - Tournament Director

John Flores

John Flores

Jacob

Daniel Wolfe

Daniel Wolfe

Last Year's Champ

Rodrigo Macouzet

Rodrigo Macouzet

Paul

Noel Elim Rivera

Noel Elim Rivera

Checkmate Coach

Jose Juan Guajardo, Jr.

Jose Juan Guajardo, Jr.

District Chess Match Supervisor

Jose Juan Guajardo

Jose Juan Guajardo

District Chess Match Supervisor

Victor Flores

Victor Flores

District Chess Match Supervisor

Eric A. Vera

Eric A. Vera

Match Supervisor

Dimitri Agado

Dimitri Agado

Teammate 1

Hector Filizola

Hector Filizola

Teammate 2

Michael Vera

Michael Vera

Security Officer

Rene Rhi

Rene Rhi

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent

Brian McCarty

Brian McCarty

I.C.E. Agent

John Kinch

John Kinch

Funeral Priest

Efrain Guerrero

Efrain Guerrero

Relative

Cindy Vela

Cindy Vela

Detention Teacher

Froylan Reyes Jr.

Froylan Reyes Jr.

Janitor

José D. Cantú

José D. Cantú

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent

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