Zoot Suit

1981, drama, music

103 minutes

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...

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Cast

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

Enrique

Mike Gomez

Mike Gomez

Joey / Jose Torres

Alma Martinez

Lupe (as Alma Rosa Martínez)

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Dolores

Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Lieutenant Edwards

Robert Phalen

Robert Phalen

District Attorney

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Rudy

Marco Rodríguez

Marco Rodríguez

Smiley / Ismael Torres

Daniel Valdez

Henry Reyna

Diane Rodriguez

Court Stenographer

Crew

Art

Tom H. John

Production design

Fred S. Winston

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Yvonne Wood

Costume design

Directing

Luis Valdez

Director

Editing

Production

Anita Dann

Casting

Frank Bayer

Casting

Eugene Blythe

Casting

Gordon Davidson

Producer

Phil Esparza

Producer

Peter Burrell

Producer

Sound

Writing

Luis Valdez

Writer

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