Walkout

1h 50min

Drama

TV Movie

History

Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.

Production Companies

Maya Pictures

Esparza / Katz Productions

Olmos Productions

HBO Films

Cast

Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega

Paula Crisostomo
Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Sal Castro
Yancey Arias

Yancey Arias

Panfilo Crisostomo
Laura Harring

Laura Harring

Francis Crisostomo
Efren Ramirez

Efren Ramirez

Bobby Verdugo
David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

Lloyd Hurley
Holmes Osborne

Holmes Osborne

Principal Ingles
Tim DeKay

Tim DeKay

Mr. Peck
Jonathan Hernandez

Jonathan Hernandez

Fernie Flores
Douglas Spain

Douglas Spain

David Sanchez
Jesse García

Jesse García

Armando Lopez
Bruce French

Bruce French

Chief Tom Reddin
P.J. Byrne

P.J. Byrne

Teacher with Paddle
Tonantzin Esparza

Tonantzin Esparza

Vickie Castro
Pablo Santos

Pablo Santos

Mickey Fernandez
Bodie Olmos

Bodie Olmos

Moctesuma Esparza
Ivan Padilla

Ivan Padilla

Harry Gamboa

Release date

18th Mar 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English