Zoot Suit

The story

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.

Cast

D Daniel ValdezHenry Reyna E Edward James OlmosEl Pachuco C Charles AidmanGeorge Shearer T Tyne DalyAlice Bloomfield J John AndersonJudge F.W. Charles A Abel FrancoEnrique M Mike GomezJoey / Jose Torres A Alma MartinezLupe F Francis X. McCarthyPress L Lupe OntiverosDolores E Ed PeckLieutenant Edwards R Robert PhalenDistrict Attorney

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T Tony PlanaRudy R Rose PortilloDella M Marco RodríguezSmiley / Ismael Torres K Kelly WardTommy / Thomas Roberts H Helena AndreykoBlondie B Bob BassoThe Bailiff D Darlene BryanLittle Blue B Bernadette ColognneLegs M Miguel DelgadoRafas R Roberta DelgadoTillie A Anacani EcheverriaPachura Vocalist #1 H Hammam ShafieBudda H Honey GarciaChola J James HoganShore Patrol L Laura LeyvaElena S Sal LopezHobo L Luis ManuelCholo K Kim MiyoriManchaka Á Ángela MoyaBertha B Bertha E. OropezaPachura Vocalist #2 J Jeff ReynoldsP. Cost J Juan RíosCrow G Greg RosattiLeatherneck N Nancy SalisBonita C Candice L. SilvaPachuca Vocalist #3 G Geno SilvaGalindo K Kurtwood SmithSergeant Smith D Dennis StewartDennis Stewart D Duke StroudGuard