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Miracle at Donna is a 2011 American documentary sports film produced and directed by Frank Aragon. The film recapitulates actual events: a fresh look at the archetypical team success story against overwhelming odds. A group of 17 young men, 11 Hispanic and 6 white, who won the State Championship coached by Earl Scott and Benny La Prade. These young athletes were mainly from families of migrant workers, encountering prejudice and racism, but were led to deal with these issues on the football field.

Background
Miracle at Donna is based on the experiences of the 17 young men coached by Rio Grande valley legends Earl Scott and Benny La Prade. In 1961, Head coach Earl Scott and Benny La Prade found and motivated 17 young men—11 of whom were born of migrant workers—kids who worked in the fields beside their parents to keep food on the table. The events took place in 1961 in the small town of Donna, Texas.

Production
The film is being shot on location in the Rio Grande valley of South Texas.

Miracle at Donna is being produced by under the auspices of 1211 Entertainment, by producer Frank Aragon. Aragon is a recipient of the Golden Eagle Award as Outstanding Independent Filmmaker from Nosotros for his work on "My Father's Love". Miracle at Donna reflects Aragon's ongoing inspirational theme.

Related films
Films targeting African American audiences have enjoyed substantial success at the box office, beginning with films such as Remember the Titans which grossed $115,654,751 in domestic ticket receipts. It earned an additional $21,051,932 in business through international release to top out at a combined $136,706,683 in gross revenue. ( In 2009, the census counted 41.8 million African Americans. ) Although there are over 45 million Hispanics in the United States, relatively few films feature Hispanic actors or tell real life stories drawn from their experiences.

The Latino film Bound by Honor (1993) achieved modest success at the box office ($4 million, as did the more recent Under the Same Moon ($23 million), a Spanish language film distributed by the Weinstein Company and Fox Searchlight Pictures. American Me (1992) and Mi Vida Loca (1993) enjoyed limited theatrical releases. Thematically, Miracle at Donna is a Latino take on Remember the Titans, where a new coach, Herman Boone, is black, and his team is a mixture of black players and white players. Miracle at Donna reflects the racial turmoil of 1960's America from a Hispanic perspective.