The Yonkers Film Festival 2022 In Review
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
Zoot Suit L.A. Theatre Works (2021)
The first Chicano play performed on Broadway, Luis Valdez's ground-breaking masterpiece uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Zoot Suit culture of the 1940s. Henry Reyna and the 38th Street Gang are discriminated against and tried for murder after a fight breaks out a party. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of a big band music and traditional Latin songs.
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The first Chicano play performed on Broadway, Luis Valdez's ground-breaking masterpiece uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Zoot Suit culture of the 1940s. Henry Reyna and the 38th Street Gang are discriminated against and tried for murder after a fight breaks out a party. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of a big band music and traditional Latin songs.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Drama, History, Crime
Written By:Luis Valdez
In Theaters:1/13/2021
Box Office:
Runtime:112 minutes
Studio:Broadway
Cast
Luis Valdez
Director
Marco Rodríguez
El Pachuco
Kinan Valdez
Henry Reyna
Daniel Valdez
Enrique Valdez
Primavera Flor-Valdez
Lupe Reyna
Lakin Valdez
Rudy Reyna/Sergant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun's Mate
Gregory Itzin
George Shearer
Xochiquetzal Candelaria
Alice Bloomfield
Estrella Esparza
Della Barios
Alma Martinez
Lupe Reyna
Ruben C. Gonzalez
Smiley Torres/Rafas/Swabie
Raul Cardona
Joey Castro/Marine
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