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.
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Edward James Olmos
Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips
Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto
Fabiola Escalante
Andy Garcia
Dr. Ramirez
Estelle Harris
Secretary
Mark Phelan
Cop
Virginia Paris
Raquel Ortega
Eliot
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Adelaida Alvarez
Sexy Girl
Carmen Argenziano
Molina
Director
Ramón Menéndez
Tagline
"At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could..."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,600,000
Revenue
$13,994,920
Production
American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
Where to Watch
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