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Luis Valdez (play)
Release Date:
January 1982 (USA)
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Plot:
A kind of musical accompanying the story of the early 1940's and the effect that the "zoot suit" (a man's suit of long jacket and pegged pants...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Perfectly produced film version of stage play.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Daniel Valdez | ... | Henry Reyna |
 | Edward James Olmos | ... | El Pachuco |
| Charles Aidman | ... | George Shearer |
| Tyne Daly | ... | Alice Bloomfield |
| John Anderson | ... | Judge F.W. Charles |
| Abel Franco | ... | Enrique |
| Mike Gomez | ... | Joey / Jose Torres |
 | Alma Martinez | ... | Lupe (as Alma Rosa Martínez) |
 | Francis X. McCarthy | ... | Press (as Frank McCarthy) |
| Lupe Ontiveros | ... | Dolores |
| Ed Peck | ... | Lieutenant Edwards |
| Robert Phalen | ... | District Attorney |
| Tony Plana | ... | Rudy |
| Rose Portillo | ... | Della |
| Marco Rodríguez | ... | Smiley / Ismael Torres |
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103 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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The Broadway production of "Zoot Suit" opened at the Winter Garden Theater in New York on March 25, 1979 and ran for 41 performances. Charles Aidman, Mike Gomez, Abel Franco, Darlene Bryan, Luis Manuel, Edward James Olmos, Tony Plana, Rose Portillo, Geno Silva, Dennis Stewart, and Socorro Valdez recreated their stage roles in this filmed production. Edward James Olmos was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Zoot Suit" as El Pachuco and recreated his stage role in this filmed production.
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El Pachuco:
The Press distorted the very meaning of the word "Zoot Suit." All it is for you guys is another way to say Mexican
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Soundtrack:
Sleepy Lagoon
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This film is a work of art. Of the finest quality. I first saw it at the Sunset Theater in downtown Los Angeles over 20 years ago. I was impressed with it then. Now that I have my own copy, I continue to be impressed by the quality of the performances, the screen writing, the sets, the music and dancing, and the feeling. I gave it a "10" which puts me in the same category as the "under 18 age females", OK, I guess I don't mind being in a group with some under 18 age females, sounds pretty good, eh, ese? Kudos for Luis Valdez, Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Tyne Daly and muchos otros. Great work, can't say enough good things about it.