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Subject of the 1988 biopic <a href="/films/288/000061105/">Stand and Deliver</a>.<p><b>Father:</b> Zenobio Escalante<br><b>Mother:</b> Sara Escalante (math teacher)<br><b>Sister:</b> Berta<br><b>Sister:</b> Olimpia<br><b>Brother:</b> Raul (accountant)<br><b>Wife:</b> Fabiola Tapia (m. 25-Nov-1954)<br><b>Son:</b> Jaime Jr. (b. 1955)<br><b>Son:</b> Fernando (b. 1969)<br><p> University: University Mayor de San Andres<br> University: <a href="/edu/239/000110906/">University of Puerto Rico</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/265/000082019/">AA, Pasadena City College (1969)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/618/000079381/">BA Mathematics, California State University Los Angeles (1973)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/733/000068529/">Florida State University</a><br> Teacher: Garfield High School, Los Angeles, CA (1974-91)<br> Teacher: Hiram Johnson High School, Sacramento, CA (1991-98)<br> Teacher: Universidad del Valle, Bolivia<br><p> <a href="/company/145/000116794/">Burroughs</a> <br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> <br> <a href="/event/221/000218564/">Cholecystectomy</a> <br> <a href="/event/582/000051429/">Naturalized US Citizen</a> <br> <a href="/lists/346/000220683/">Bolivian Ancestry</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/798/000180258/">Bladder Cancer</a><br> <p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=214188" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>