Zoot Suit (1981)
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
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Daniel Valdez as Henry Reyna |
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Edward James Olmos as El Pachuco |
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Charles Aidman as George Shearer |
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Tyne Daly as Alice Bloomfield |
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John Anderson as Judge F.W. Charles |
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Abel Franco as Enrique |
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Mike Gomez as Joey / Jose Torres |
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Alma Martinez as Lupe |
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Francis X. McCarthy as Press |
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Lupe Ontiveros as Dolores |
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Ed Peck as Lieutenant Edwards |
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Robert Phalen as District Attorney |
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Tony Plana as Rudy |
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Rose Portillo as Della |
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Marco Rodríguez as Smiley / Ismael Torres |
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Kelly Ward as Tommy / Thomas Roberts |
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Helena Andreyko as Blondie |
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Bob Basso as The Bailiff |
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Darlene Bryan as Little Blue |
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Bernadette Colognne as Legs |
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Miguel Delgado as Rafas |
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Roberta Delgado as Tillie |
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Anacani Echeverria as Pachura Vocalist #1 |
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Hammam Shafie as Budda |
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Honey Garcia as Chola |
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James Hogan as Shore Patrol |
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Laura Leyva as Elena |
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Sal Lopez as Hobo |
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Luis Manuel as Cholo |
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Kim Miyori as Manchaka |
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Ángela Moya as Bertha |
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Bertha E. Oropeza as Pachura Vocalist #2 |
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Jeff Reynolds as P. Cost |
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Juan Ríos as Crow |
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Greg Rosatti as Leatherneck |
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Nancy Salis as Bonita |
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Candice L. Silva as Pachuca Vocalist #3 |
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Geno Silva as Galindo |
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Kurtwood Smith as Sergeant Smith |
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Dennis Stewart as Dennis Stewart |
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Duke Stroud as Guard |
| Directing | Luis Valdez | Director |
| Writing | Luis Valdez | Writer |
| Production | Peter Burrell | Producer |
| Production | Gordon Davidson | Producer |
| Production | Phil Esparza | Producer |
| Production | William P. Wingate | Producer |
| Camera | David Myers | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jacqueline Cambas | Editor |
| Production | Frank Bayer | Casting |
| Production | Eugene Blythe | Casting |
| Production | Anita Dann | Casting |
| Art | Tom H. John | Production Design |
| Art | Fred S. Winston | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Sound | Daniel Valdez | Music |
| Crew | Johnny Borgese | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bruno Van Zeebroeck | Special Effects |
