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Zoot Suit

"An American original."

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

Top Cast

  • Daniel Valdez

    Daniel Valdez

    Henry Reyna

  • Edward James Olmos

    Edward James Olmos

    El Pachuco

  • Charles Aidman

    Charles Aidman

    George Shearer

  • Tyne Daly

    Tyne Daly

    Alice Bloomfield

  • John Anderson

    John Anderson

    Judge F.W. Charles

  • Abel Franco

    Abel Franco

    Enrique

  • Mike Gomez

    Mike Gomez

    Joey / Jose Torres

  • Alma Martinez

    Alma Martinez

    Lupe

  • Francis X. McCarthy

    Francis X. McCarthy

    Press

Overview

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

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6.4 / 10
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