Jack Dunn In association with Washington D.C. nonprofit the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the Mexican American golf drama “The Long Game” will screen at the White House April 9, just ahead of its April 12 release date.
Director and co-writer Julio Quintana and cast members Jay Hernandez, Cheech Marin, Julian Works and Paulina Chávez will be in attendance along with Lupe Felan, one of the caddies upon which the story is based. “We are thrilled to support ‘The Long Game’ and are grateful to the White House for making sure our American stories are being told and seen,” said Antonio Tijerino, president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. “This is why supporting inspirational, Latino-themed movies and companies like Mucho Mas telling our stories is important.” Based on the the book “Mustang Miracle” by Humberto G.
Garcia, “The Long Game” tells the true story of five young Mexican American caddies who founded their own golf course in the middle of South Texas brush country, and despite all odds, went on to win the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship.
Staring alongside Hernandez, Marin and Ortiz are Dennis Quaid, Julian Works, Paulina Chavez, Brett Cullen and Oscar Nuñez. “‘The Long Game’ is a must-see film about the perseverance and resilience of young Mexican American trailblazers in a South Texas border town,” said Congressman Joaquin Castro. “This movie is a powerful counter-narrative to harmful portrayals of Latinos in film and a shining example of the empowering stories that Latino advocates have long urged Hollywood to tell.
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