Cast
Rico Rodriguez
Jose
Efren Ramirez
Mr. Alvarado
Ivonne Coll
Abuelita
Justina Machado
Karla
Jon Gries
Principal Thomas
Valente Rodriguez
Coach Stevens
Alina Herrera
Dani
Xavier Gonzalez
Miguel
Cassie Brennan
Sandy
Ivan Cisneros
Peter
Alesia Orta
Suzie
Golbanoo Setayesh
Brownsville Brainiacs
Priya Trakru
Brownsville Brainiacs
Samuel Garcia
Brownsville Brainiacs
Lucy Lopez
Brownsville Brainiacs
Ricardo Santoyo
Brownsville Brainiac
Edgar Santoyo
Brownsville Brainiac
Glynn Praesel
Jim Tharpe - Tournament Director
John Flores
Jacob
Daniel Wolfe
Last Year's Champ
Rodrigo Macouzet
Paul
Noel Elim Rivera
Checkmate Coach
Jose Juan Guajardo, Jr.
District Chess Match Supervisor
Jose Juan Guajardo
District Chess Match Supervisor
Victor Flores
District Chess Match Supervisor
Eric A. Vera
Match Supervisor
Dimitri Agado
Teammate 1
Hector Filizola
Teammate 2
Michael Vera
Security Officer
Rene Rhi
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent
Brian McCarty
I.C.E. Agent
John Kinch
Funeral Priest
Efrain Guerrero
Relative
Cindy Vela
Detention Teacher
Froylan Reyes Jr.
Janitor
José D. Cantú
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent