On Friday, January 28 – Sunday, January 30, 2011,  the “Gringos At The Gates” filming crew converged on Porterville to film footage of the South Valley Chivas Academy staff and players which will be included in the soccer documentary which focuses on the soccer rivalry between the USA and Mexico National Soccer Teams. 

Because of the South Valley Chivas Academy involvement with both the Mexican National Youth Soccer Teams and the US National Youth Soccer Teams and being an official affliated academy of both Chivas USA and Chivas Guadalajara  the academy was recommended to the documentary’s producers Pablo Miralles and Michael T. Whalen.

Excerpt from the  “Gringos At The Gates” website

“From across the only shared border of third and first world countries, two vastly
different worlds collide on the soccer field.  History has been kind to the financially
rich, socially dominant and politically powerful Americans.  Not so much for their
southern neighbors, with nearly half of its population living in poverty.  For two
centuries Mexico took a backseat to the nation to the north.  This was true
everywhere… except in one place – the only place where Mexico and its people
could show its powerful neighbor that they were boss. Fútbol, or as the “yanquis”
call it, soccer. Now, in the 21st century, the balance of soccer power is beginning
to shift in the US’s favor, wounding the pride of an entire nation.

Interviews include: Eric Wynalda, Steve Sampson, Rick Davis, Jonathon
Bornstein, Claudio Suarez, Cobi Jones, Paul Caligiuri, Manny Hernandez, Garcia
Aspe, Leonardo Cuellar & Ricardo Pelaez. Soccer analyst Nick Webster and
writer Gustavo Arellano plus Mike Woitalla of Soccer America.”