Zoot Suit

Year: 1981

Runtime: 103 mins

Language: English

Director: Luis Valdez

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Based on Luis Valdez’s play, this film mixes fact and fiction, drawing from the 1940s Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. Henry Reyna, a Mexican‑American, is unjustly sent to San Quentin for a Sleepy Lagoon death without evidence. Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer head a team to secure Henry and friends' freedom.

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