the Diaz brothers

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The Diaz brothers are a group of talented high-school distance runners from a Mexican-American farmworking family who form the core of the cross-country team in the sports drama film "McFarland, USA."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican-American characters
cross-country runners
distance runners
fictional characters
high school students
appearsIn McFarland, USA NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre sports drama film
basedOn real-life McFarland High School runners
coach Jim White NERFINISHED
contributesTo success of the McFarland cross-country team
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicBackground Mexican-American
familyBackground farmworking family
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeRole core members of the McFarland High School cross-country team
supporting protagonists
occupation student athletes
partOf ensemble cast of McFarland, USA
portrayedInMedium feature film
setting McFarland, California NERFINISHED
sport cross country running
team McFarland High School cross-country team NERFINISHED
themeAssociation family
immigrant experience
perseverance
working-class life
timePeriod 1980s

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McFarland, USA character the Diaz brothers