Zoot Suit backdrop

Zoot Suit 1981 Directed by Luis Valdez

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Drama , Music
Production Company Universal Pictures
Revenue $3,256,694
Release Date 2 October 1981
103 mins
Cast
Daniel Valdez Henry Reyna
Charles Aidman George Shearer
Tyne Daly Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson Judge F.W. Charles
Abel Franco Enrique
Mike Gomez Joey / Jose Torres
Ed Peck Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen District Attorney
Marco Rodríguez Smiley / Ismael Torres
Kelly Ward Tommy / Thomas Roberts
Bob Basso The Bailiff
Darlene Bryan Little Blue
Anacani Echeverria Pachura Vocalist #1
James Hogan Shore Patrol
Kim Miyori Manchaka
Bertha E. Oropeza Pachura Vocalist #2
Greg Rosatti Leatherneck
Nancy Salis Bonita
Candice L. Silva Pachuca Vocalist #3
Geno Silva Galindo
Kurtwood Smith Sergeant Smith
Dennis Stewart Dennis Stewart