Zoot Suit
“An American original.”
1981•R•1h 43m•6.4•Released
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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.
Director
Luis Valdez
Writer
Luis Valdez
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
Judge F.W. Charles
Abel Franco
Enrique
Mike Gomez
Joey / Jose Torres
Alma Martinez
Lupe
Francis X. McCarthy
Press
Lupe Ontiveros
Dolores
Ed Peck
Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen
District Attorney
Tony Plana
Rudy
Rose Portillo
Della
Marco Rodríguez
Smiley / Ismael Torres
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Peter Burrell
Producer
Gordon Davidson
Producer
Phil Esparza
Producer
William P. Wingate
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