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Zoot Suit (film)

Zoot Suit (film)
Film information
NameZoot Suit
Directed byLuis Valdez
Produced byPeter Burrell
Written byLuis Valdez
StarringDaniel Valdez
Edward James Olmos
Music byLalo Guerrero
Daniel Valdez
CinematographyMichael Tronick
Editing byJacqueline Cambas
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date1981
Running time103 min.
CountryU.S.
LanguageEnglish

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'Zoot Suit' is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos — both reprising their roles from the stage production — and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music."

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"Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
9.00 min. | 4.91 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
8.35 min. | 4.75 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
8.42 min. | 4.95 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
8.22 min. | 5.0 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
7.68 min. | 5.0 user rating
"Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
9.48 min. | 4.73 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
9.23 min. | 5.0 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
8.18 min. | 5.0 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
8.50 min. | 4.63 user rating		 "Zoot Suit" is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play "Zoot Suit Riots". Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos â both reprising their roles from the stage production â and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial â when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder â and the Zoot Suit Riots. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Henry Leyvas) is a pachuco gangster and his gang, who were unfairly prosecuted, are thrown in jail for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. "Zoot Suit" es un version filmada de la obra teatral de Broadway "Zoot Suit Riots". Ambas, la obra y el filme, fueron escritas y dirigidas por Luis Valdez. Filme estelarizado por Edward James Olmos y Daniel Valdez, miembros del cast de Broadway tambien aprecieron en el filme. La pelicula tiene la musica de Daniel Valdez y Lalo Guerrero, padre de la musica chicana. Impresionantes actuaciones.
7.88 min. | 4.84 user rating

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WeHo News--An ironic hint is given that this, Los Angeles's first race riot, has cleansed the city and that such an event will never happen again -- while he spotlights the various racial riots since then, including the -Zoot Suit- events, the Watts - Date : Sat, 21 May 2011 21:35:49 GMT+00:00
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The Independent--It's all in the signature high-cut arm holes and ultra skinny sleeves, incidentally, and no more true a reflection of the body inside it than the oversized jacket of a -Zoot suit-, say, might be. By George, they've got it: Asda& - Date : Sun, 22 May 2011 23:05:29 GMT+00:00
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This Is Fake DIY---...- it's no detriment to the story, the switch-over just left us missing that prick Cole Phelps... despite his habit of bounding into crime scenes with the elegance of an ape in a -zoot suit-, man-handling evidence and bodies with - Date : Sun, 22 May 2011 19:49:17 GMT+00:00
Edward James Olmos, Colin Hanks, Mos Def to Join Showtime's Dexter - TheaterMania.com Tweet this news
TheaterMania.com--Olmos, who appeared in the Broadway play -Zoot Suit-, will play a professor of religious studies. As previously reported, Mos Def will be playing a hardened ex-con whose claim to have found religion is subject to doubt, and Hanks will pl - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 21:10:34 GMT+00:00
Lunchbox For A Theoretical Physicist - Science 2.0 Tweet this news
Science 2.0--I gave away 5 to the groomsmen at my wedding: I am the guy in the black -zoot suit- with red stripes. The best man Dean is in red -zoot suit- with black stripes. Symmetry, plus some chaos for the others. I thought just saying I had a hypothes - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:36:28 GMT+00:00
From Rescued Dog to Fashion Model - Zootoo.com Tweet this news
Zootoo.com--He has a Zebra print suit, inspired by the -zoot suits- popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Bandit will wear his functional, everyday clothing - like a puffy, gold coat embroidered with the letter “B” he donned on a recent chilly afternoon in - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:52:27 GMT+00:00
Lauragene Swenson: Hospital hosts annual Fat Tuesday celebration - Pasadena Star-News Tweet this news
Pasadena Star-News--Magnificent Mike Driebe, president of the Hospital Foundation, looked dapper in his -zoot suit- and hat. Most all of his staff were in wigs masks and cocktail attire, so they were hardly recognizable. Jan McEachern and Cheryl Wolf co-c - Date : Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:19:57 GMT+00:00
Frolic among flappers, fedoras at Three Blind Vines - The Tennessean Tweet this news
The Tennessean--If you're stressed about finding that -zoot suit- or flapper dress, don't be. Dycus suggests trying eBay, where she found hers. "It's really just an oversized dress that's long-waisted," she says. & - Date : Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:12:04 GMT+00:00
Last Remaining Seats hits the big 25 - LA Observed Tweet this news
LA Observed--The series continues with "The Music Man," the 1933 version of "King Kong," "-Zoot Suit-" and two screenings of "Sunset Blvd." Then it's back to the Orpheum for the - Date : Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:51:52 GMT+00:00
Gaston mayor proving he can dance - Gaston Gazette Tweet this news
Gaston Gazette--Bryan Hough will sport a -zoot suit- and his wife will wear a flapper outfit for their swing dance to “-Zoot Suit- Riot” by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Their waltz song � “Flightless Bird” by American Mouth � comes from the Tw - Date : Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:48:59 GMT+00:00



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