Zoot Suit

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Daniel Valdez

Daniel ValdezHenry Reyna

Edward James OlmosEl Pachuco

Charles AidmanGeorge Shearer

Tyne DalyAlice Bloomfield

John AndersonJudge F.W. Charles

Abel Franco

Abel FrancoEnrique

Mike GomezJoey / Jose Torres

Alma MartinezLupe

Francis X. McCarthyPress

Lupe OntiverosDolores

Ed PeckLieutenant Edwards

Robert PhalenDistrict Attorney