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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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103 min
1988-03-11
Released
English
420
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Jaime A. Escalante
Angel Guzman
Fabiola Escalante
Dr. Ramirez
Secretary
Cop
Raquel Ortega
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Sexy Girl
Molina
Fernando Escalante
Ana Delgado
Craig
Chuco
Heavy Metal Boy
Pancho Garcia
Lupe Escobar
Claudia Camejo
Rafaela Fuentes
Angel's Grandma
Lupe's Mother
Ana's Father
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