Zoot Suit (1981) — drama, music film. Directed by Luis Valdez. Starring Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly. This page maps 6 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A wrongful murder conviction and psychological struggle of a Mexican American youth during the 1940s Zoot Suit Riots.
Drama, Music · 6.4/10 · 103 min · 1981
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.
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