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  2. Luis Valdez - Wikipedia

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    Luis Miguel Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino.

  3. Zoot suit - Wikipedia

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    A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit [1]) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. It is most notable for its use as a cultural symbol among the Hepcat and Pachuco subcultures.

  4. Zoot Suit Riots - Wikipedia

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    The sailors spotted a group of young zoot suiters and assaulted them with clubs. They stripped the boys of the zoot suits and burned the tattered clothes in a pile. They attacked and stripped everyone they came across who were wearing zoot suits. Media coverage of the incidents then started to spread, inducing more people to join in the mayhem ...

  5. The untold story of the Zoot Suit Riots: How Black L.A ...

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  6. By exploring L.A.'s racial injustice, Luis Valdez's 'Zoot ...

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    '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

  7. L.A. apologizes for city's role in Zoot Suit riots

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  8. List of Chicano films - Wikipedia

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    The United Farm Workers (UFW) union, co-founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, has left an indelible mark on Chicano cinema. Films like "The Wrath of Grapes" (1969) and "The Fight in the Fields" (1997) spotlight the struggles of farmworkers and the Chicano labor movement, offering poignant insights into the challenges faced by agricultural ...

  9. Bracero Program - Wikipedia

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    The Bracero Program (from the Spanish term bracero [bɾaˈse.ɾo], meaning "manual laborer" or "one who works using his arms") was a U.S. Government-sponsored program that imported Mexican farm and railroad workers into the United States between the years 1942 and 1964.