Zoot Suit

6.1

103 minutes

10/2/1981

Overview

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 List

Daniel Valdez
as Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos
as El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
as George Shearer
Tyne Daly
as Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
as Judge F.W. Charles
Abel Franco
as Enrique
Mike Gomez
as Joey / Jose Torres
Alma Martinez
as Lupe
Francis X. McCarthy
as Press
Lupe Ontiveros
as Dolores
Ed Peck
as Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen
as District Attorney
Tony Plana
as Rudy
Rose Portillo
as Della
Marco Rodríguez
as Smiley / Ismael Torres
Kelly Ward
as Tommy / Thomas Roberts
Helena Andreyko
as Blondie
Bob Basso
as The Bailiff
Darlene Bryan
as Little Blue
Bernadette Colognne
as Legs
Miguel Delgado
as Rafas
Roberta Delgado
as Tillie
Anacani Echeverria
as Pachura Vocalist #1
Hammam Shafie
as Budda
Honey Garcia
as Chola
James Hogan
as Shore Patrol
Laura Leyva
as Elena
Sal Lopez
as Hobo
Luis Manuel
as Cholo
Kim Miyori
as Manchaka
Ángela Moya
as Bertha
Bertha E. Oropeza
as Pachura Vocalist #2
Jeff Reynolds
as P. Cost
Juan Ríos
as Crow
Greg Rosatti
as Leatherneck
Nancy Salis
as Bonita
Candice L. Silva
as Pachuca Vocalist #3
Geno Silva
as Galindo
Kurtwood Smith
as Sergeant Smith
Dennis Stewart
as Dennis Stewart
Duke Stroud
as Guard