At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...
7.6
103 min
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Edward James Olmos | Jaime A. Escalante | Unowned |
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Lou Diamond Phillips | Angel Guzman | Unowned |
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Rosanna DeSoto | Fabiola Escalante | Unowned |
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Andy García | Dr. Ramirez | The Free Refills |
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Estelle Harris | Secretary | Unowned |
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Mark Phelan | Cop | Unowned |
Virginia Paris | Raquel Ortega | Unowned | |
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Eliot | Tito (as Mark Eliot) | Unowned |
Adelaida Alvarez | Sexy Girl | Unowned | |
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Carmen Argenziano | Molina | Unowned |
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Bodie Olmos | Fernando Escalante | Unowned |
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Vanessa Marquez | Ana Delgado | Unowned |
Graham Galloway | Craig | Unowned | |
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Daniel Villarreal | Chuco | Unowned |
Manuel Benitez | Heavy Metal Boy | Unowned | |
Will Gotay | Pancho Garcia | Unowned | |
Ingrid Oliu | Lupe Escobar | Unowned | |
Karla Montana | Claudia Camejo | Unowned | |
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Lydia Nicole | Rafaela Fuentes | Unowned |
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Betty Carvalho | Angel's Grandma | Unowned |
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Irene Olga López | Lupe's Mother | Unowned |