Candela, the headmistress of an elite school, after a traumatic divorce, returns to her old high school to lead a group of rebellious students through chess. There she will learn that in chess, and in life, it doesn't matter if you are a king or a pawn, because everyone ends up in the same box.
Watch the official Checkmates 2024 trailer in HD below.
Alexandra Jiménez as Candela
María Adánez as Virginia
Francesc Orella as Emilio
Miguel Rellán as Santiago
Alain Hernández as Lucas
José Manuel Poga as German
Luis Callejo as Lope
Rocío Velayos as Luna
Pablo Louazel as Diego
Verónica Senra as Iria
Kiko Bena as Keko
Tuoxin Qiu as Yao
Jorge Asín as Toni
Cristina Alcázar as Natalia
Saida Benzal as Gema
Carmen Barrantes as Flor
Nacho G. Velilla Director
David S. Olivas Writer
Marta Sánchez Writer
Nacho G. Velilla Writer
Álvaro Augustin Producer
Ghislain Barrois Producer
Gustavo Ferrada Producer
Mónica Iturriaga Producer
Nicolás Matji Producer
David S. Olivas Producer
Ignacio Salazar-Simpson Associate Producer
Nacho G. Velilla Producer
Juanjo Javierre Original Music Composer
Andreu Ortoll Director of Photography
Javier Gil Alonso Editor
Ana Martínez Fesser Costume Design
Andorra 12 April 2024
Argentina 13 February 2026
Brazil 18 July 2026
Germany 12 April 2024
Spain 03 March 2024
Mexico 13 February 2026
Puerto Rico 06 February 2025
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