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Zoot Suit

61% | Oct 02, 1981 | Drama, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Luis Valdez
Director
Luis Valdez
Writer

Cast

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Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
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Charles Aidman
George Shearer
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Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
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John Anderson
Judge F.W. Charles

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