Movies @ The Marin: Zoot Suit

The 1981 film Zoot Suit, based on Luis Valdez's play, dramatizes the real-life 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder and the ensuing Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles. The movie follows Henry Reyna, a young Mexican-American man and his friends who are unjustly convicted of the murder due to racism and media sensationalism. Guided by his cool and defiant alter-ego, El Pachuco, Henry and his lawyers fight the biased justice system and a society that criminalizes their Chicano identity.ADA Accommodation Request | Solicitud de Adaptación ADA