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.

IMDb rating	5.4
Producers	Sparkhope Productions, Avila Entertainment, Late Bloomer Productions
Original title	Endgame
Directors	Carmen Marrón
Writers	Hector Salinas, Carmen Marrón

Cast

Rico Rodriguez

as Jose

Efren Ramirez

as Mr. Alvarado

Valente Rodriguez

as Coach Stevens

Ivonne Coll

as Abuelita

Jon Gries

as Principal Thomas

Justina Machado

as Karla

Noel Elim Rivera

as Checkmate Coach

Cassie Brennan

as Sandy

Rene Rhi

as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent

José D. Cantú

as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent

Ivan Cisneros

as Peter

Hector Filizola

as Teammate 2

John Flores

as Jacob

Samuel Garcia

as Brownsville Brainiacs

Xavier Gonzalez

as Miguel

Alina Herrera

as Dani

Lucy Lopez

as Brownsville Brainiacs

Rodrigo Macouzet

as Paul

Alesia Orta

as Suzie

Dimitri Agado

as Teammate 1

Glynn Praesel

as Jim Tharpe - Tournament Director

Froylan Reyes Jr.

as Janitor

Edgar Santoyo

as Brownsville Brainiac

Ricardo Santoyo

as Brownsville Brainiac

Golbanoo Setayesh

as Brownsville Brainiacs

Priya Trakru

as Brownsville Brainiacs

Eric A. Vera

as Match Supervisor

Michael Vera

as Security Officer

Daniel Wolfe

as Last Year's Champ