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Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent [3] [4] drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez . The film stars Daniel Valdez , Edward James Olmos —both reprising their roles from the stage production—and Tyne Daly .
Luis Valdez directed I Am Joaquin (1969), Zoot Suit (1981), and others. Sylvia Morales directed Chicana (1979), A Crushing Love (2009), and others. Edward James Olmos directed American Me (1992) and The Devil Has a Name (2019) Cheech Marin directed Born in East L.A. (1987)
Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis Valdez also directed a filmed version of the play, combining stage and film ...
'Zoot Suit' is by far the most influential play by a Chicano writer, and the only one to reach Broadway. It changed Los Angeles' historical memory and the American theater forever
[4] [8] [12] In 1997, Valdez served as a musical consultant and a historical expert for the San Diego Repertory Theatre and Southwestern College's revival of Zoot Suit. [4] [8] [12] While he was at Southwestern, Valdez wrote his first original musical, Ollin. [4] [8] In 2000, he appeared in the musical, Selena Forever.
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Mike Gomez (born April 18, 1951) is an American actor.Best known for his performances in such cult classics as The Big Lebowski and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gomez has costarred in numerous films including Heartbreak Ridge and Milagro Beanfield War, Zoot Suit, The Border and El Norte, to name a few.
The legal drama “Suits” got a second life when it hit Netflix last summer. The show, which aired on USA Network from 2011 to 2019, finished the year as the most streamed show of 2023 ...