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Rated 6.4 on TMDB

Zoot Suit

An American original.

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.

Released: 1981
Runtime: 1h 43m
Rated: R
Genres: Drama, Music
Country: United States of America
Language: English

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Luis ValdezDirector, Writer

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Cast

Daniel ValdezHenry Reyna
Edward James OlmosEl Pachuco
Charles AidmanGeorge Shearer

Tyne DalyAlice Bloomfield
John AndersonJudge F.W. Charles
Abel FrancoEnrique
Mike GomezJoey / Jose Torres
Alma MartinezLupe

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