Endgame (2015)

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.

Cast (36)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Rico Rodriguez

Jose

Efren Ramirez

Mr. Alvarado

Ivonne Coll

Abuelita

Justina Machado

Karla

Jon Gries

Principal Thomas

Valente Rodriguez

Coach Stevens

A

Alina Herrera

Dani

X

Xavier Gonzalez

Miguel

C

Cassie Brennan

Sandy

I

Ivan Cisneros

Peter

A

Alesia Orta

Suzie

G

Golbanoo Setayesh

Brownsville Brainiacs

P

Priya Trakru

Brownsville Brainiacs

S

Samuel Garcia

Brownsville Brainiacs

L

Lucy Lopez

Brownsville Brainiacs

R

Ricardo Santoyo

Brownsville Brainiac

E

Edgar Santoyo

Brownsville Brainiac

Glynn Praesel

Jim Tharpe - Tournament Director

J

John Flores

Jacob

Daniel Wolfe

Last Year's Champ

R

Rodrigo Macouzet

Paul

N

Noel Elim Rivera

Checkmate Coach

J

Jose Juan Guajardo, Jr.

District Chess Match Supervisor

J

Jose Juan Guajardo

District Chess Match Supervisor

V

Victor Flores

District Chess Match Supervisor

E

Eric A. Vera

Match Supervisor

D

Dimitri Agado

Teammate 1

H

Hector Filizola

Teammate 2

M

Michael Vera

Security Officer

R

Rene Rhi

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent

B

Brian McCarty

I.C.E. Agent

J

John Kinch

Funeral Priest

E

Efrain Guerrero

Relative

Cindy Vela

Detention Teacher

F

Froylan Reyes Jr.

Janitor

J

José D. Cantú

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent

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