Stand and Deliver (1988)

Stand and Deliver (1988)

At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could... 1988-03-11 United States of America 103 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Edward James Olmos is Jaime A. Escalante
Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips is Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto is Fabiola Escalante
Fabiola Escalante
Andy García is Dr. Ramirez
Dr. Ramirez
Estelle Harris is Secretary
Virginia Paris is Raquel Ortega
Raquel Ortega
Eliot is Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Adelaida Alvarez is Sexy Girl
Bodie Olmos is Fernando Escalante
Fernando Escalante
Vanessa Marquez is Ana Delgado
Ana Delgado