Production Design
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the spotlight, as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals. As their coach, Mr. Alvarado, teaches his students the meaning of perseverance and team effort in the face of adversity, Jose discovers his own strengths and uses them to bring his broken family together.
Armorer
A Civil War veteran returns home to the quiet countryside, only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between his family and the brutish cattle rancher harassing them.
Property Master
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
Props
1836年の春、エルアラモの古い使命であったサンアントニオデベハルの近くで、約200人のテキサス人がメキシコ大統領で陸軍指揮官のアントニオロペスデサンタアンナ将軍の包囲に13日間抵抗しました。 テキサンズの指揮官は、若くて無謀なウィリアム・トラヴィス大佐、暴力的で情熱的なジェームズ・ボウイ、伝説のデビッド・クロケットだった。 戦闘で死ななかった人々は、サンタアンナの命令によって処刑されました。 「アラモを覚えて」はサム・ヒューストン将軍の戦いの叫び声になり、ついにテキサスをメキシコから独立させ、連合のもう一つの州になった。
Property Master
A grandmother sues her daughter for custody of her grandson, because she believes that her daughter's homosexuality renders her unfit for motherhood.
