In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.
Acting
Cheech Marin's unexpectedly grounded performance.
Production
Painstaking 1950s Texas detail without nostalgia gloss.
Writing
True-story adaptation that resists Hollywood mythmaking.
Director
Julio Quintana
Jay Hernandez
JB Peña
Dennis Quaid
Frank Mitchell
Cheech Marin
Pollo
Julian Works
Joe Treviño
Jaina Lee Ortiz
Lucy Peña
Brett Cullen
Judge Milton Cox
Oscar Nuñez
Tomás Guerra
Paulina Chávez
Daniela Torres
Gregory Díaz IV
Gene Vasquez
José Julián
Lupe
Christian Gallegos
Mario
Miguel Ángel García
Felipe
Gillian Vigman
Gayle Baker
Richard Robichaux
Don Glenn
Jimmy Gonzáles
Joe's father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actual 1957 San Felipe Mustangs were never formally recognized by the Texas Golf Association; their championship was effectively erased until a 2012 historical reclamation project.
Director Julio Quintana grew up minutes from the real San Felipe course and cast local South Texas actors in supporting roles, including several descendants of original Mustangs.
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