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  1. Zoot Suit presents a fictionalized version of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial, where a group of young Mexican-Americans were charged with murder, resulting in the racially fueled Zoot Suit Riots throughout Los Angeles.

  2. Jan 1, 1982 · When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their freedom.

  3. Part fascinating fact, part dazzling fiction, Zoot Suit is the blistering film adaptation of playwright Luis Valdez' critically acclaimed stage drama based on the 'zoot suit riots' that rocked...

  4. Dec 8, 2022 · Directed by Luis Valdez. With Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos and Charles Aidman. Zoot Suit Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3Bk071N Zoot Suit Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)...

  5. When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their freedom.

  6. Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Mexican-American gangster Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez) and others in his group are accused of a murder in which...

  7. 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.