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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Film Cast:
- Jaime A. Escalante: Edward James Olmos
- Angel Guzman: Lou Diamond Phillips
- Fabiola Escalante: Rosanna DeSoto
- Dr. Ramirez: Andy García
- Secretary: Estelle Harris
- Cop: Mark Phelan
- Raquel Ortega: Virginia Paris
- Tito (as Mark Eliot): Eliot
- Sexy Girl: Adelaida Alvarez
- Molina: Carmen Argenziano
- Fernando Escalante: Bodie Olmos
- Ana Delgado: Vanessa Marquez
- Craig: Graham Galloway
- Chuco: Daniel Villarreal
Film Crew:
- Casting: Jaki Brown
- Director of Photography: Tom Richmond
- Assistant Art Director: Arlan Jay Vetter
- Music Editor: Ken Johnson
- Art Direction: Milo
- Sound Mixer: Stephen Halbert
- Costume Design: Kathryn Morrison
- Post Production Supervisor: Nancy Richardson
- Original Music Composer: Craig Safan
- Writer: Tom Musca
- Property Master: Lisa De Alva
- Executive Producer: Lindsay Law
- Writer: Ramón Menéndez
- First Assistant Camera: Chris Lombardi
- Second Assistant Camera: Rob Sweeney
- Casting: Toni Livingston
- First Assistant Director: Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
- Costumer: Yvonne Cervantes
- Associate Producer: Iya Labunka
- Script Supervisor: Sydney Gilner
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Heitman
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Matthew Iadarola
- Supervising Sound Editor: Hamilton Sterling
- Stunt Coordinator: Perry Husman
- Sound Effects Editor: Duncan Burns
- Makeup Supervisor: Dee Mansano
- Dialogue Editor: Frank Smathers
- Second Assistant Director: John Scherer
- Makeup & Hair: Vered Hochman
- Music Editor: Steve Livingston
- Assistant Sound Editor: Michael Dressel
- Costumer: Zeca Seabra
- Location Manager: Larry Litton
- Production Coordinator: Vicki Rocco
- Negative Cutter: Barbara Riley
- Dialogue Editor: Stuart Copely
- ADR Editor: Peter Foster
- Electrician: Amy C. Halpern
- Boom Operator: Barry Bookin
- Gaffer: Shaun Madigan
- Key Grip: Russ St. John
- Best Boy Grip: John St. John
- Foley Editor: Jane Lang
- Electrician: Michael R. Thorpe
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