This moving, acclaimed crowd pleaser is the dynamic saga of real-life heroes determined to conquer a foe few people dare confront: the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. Edward James Olmos gives a performance of fire and grit as Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante cajoles, pushes, threatens and inspires 18 kids who were struggling with fractions to become math whizzes.
Directed by
Ramón Menéndez
Written by
Ramón Menéndez (written by) & Tom Musca (written by)
Starring
Eliot (Tito (as Mark Eliot)); Edward James Olmos (Jaime A. Escalante); Estelle Harris (Estelle (Principal Molina's secretary)); Mark Phelan (Cop); Virginia Paris (Raquel Ortega); Adelaida Álvarez (Sexy girl); Will Gotay (Pancho); Patrick Baca (Javier Perales); Ingrid Oliu (Guadalupe 'Lupe' Escobar); Carmen Argenziano (Mr. Molina (principal, Garfield High)); Richard Martinez (Heavy metal boy); Mark Everett (Heavy metal boy); Tyde Kierney (Joe Goodell); Rosanna DeSoto (Fabiola Escalante (as Rosana De Soto)); Bodie Olmos (Fernando Escalante). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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