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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. [3]
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English ...
Westlake Theatre building, side wall mural of Jaime Escalante and Edward James Olmos. In 1983, the number of students enrolling and passing the calculus test more than doubled. That year, 33 students took the exam, and 30 passed. That year, he also started to teach calculus at East Los Angeles College.
His character as a teacher in “Radical” may connect with viewers emotionally like Robin Williams did in “Dead Poets Society,” Edward James Olmos in “Stand and Deliver” or Sidney ...
Walkout is a 2006 HBO film based on a true story of the 1968 East L.A. walkouts, also referred to as the Chicano blowouts. [1] It premiered March 18, 2006 on HBO. [1] Starring Alexa Vega, Efren Ramirez and Michael Peña, the film was directed by Edward James Olmos.
EXCLUSIVE : Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, and Major Crimes and Battlestar Galactica alum Mary McDonnell are set for Walking With Herb , a faith-based film based on the novel by Joe S. Bullock.
Actor Edward James Olmos, right, addresses members of the Writers Guild/ and SAG-AFTRA, across the street from Warners Studios in Burbank, after joining the picket line on Friday morning.
Pages in category "Films directed by Edward James Olmos" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.