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Edward James Olmos details cancer battle
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Battlestar Galactica actor and Oscar nominee Edward James Olmos completed chemotherapy for throat cancer back in December.
Stand and Deliver
- Theatrical - Wide 1988-03-11
- Cast Rosanna DeSoto Andy Garcia Estelle Harris Mark Phelan Carmen Argenziano
- Directed by Ramon Menendez
Box Office Gross:
$13,994,920
Running Time:
103 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
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Synopsis
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... See more students.
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