A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels...

The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed...

Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez...

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...

"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by the American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, written by vocalist and frontman Steve Perry for the band's 1997...

Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is a compilation album by the American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on March...

emerged in El Paso, Texas, in the late 1930s. Pachucos are associated with zoot suit fashion, jump blues, jazz and swing music, a distinct dialect known as...

of the Zoot Suit Riots as a backdrop. "Zoot-Suit Murders by Thomas Sanchez | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. "ZOOT-SUIT MURDERS...

"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was the first single of the British rock band the Who, who recorded it under the name the High Numbers in an attempt to...

the lyrics for both sides of their single "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face" to appeal to mods. The tune for "Zoot Suit" was "Misery" by the Dynamics, and "I'm the...

Look up zoot suit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A zoot suit is a style of clothing first popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Zoot suit may also refer...

American women who wore zoot suits during World War II, also known as "cholitas", "slick chicks", and "lady zoot suiters". The suit was a symbol of rebellion...

fueled the Zoot Suit Riots; initiated by off-duty policemen conducting a vigilante-hunt, the riots targeted Chicano youth who wore the zoot suit as a symbol...

mainstream with their 1997 swing compilation Zoot Suit Riot. Released at the peak of the 1990s swing revival, Zoot Suit Riot sold over two million copies in 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. A pioneer...

Rulah, Jungle Goddess Zoot (band), an Australian pop group active 1965–1971 Zoot!, a 1956 album by saxophonist Zoot Sims Zoot suit, a style of clothing...

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Mayans M.C., narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco. Over the course of his career, Olmos...

Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also assist. The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots on June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California...

reversed on appeal in 1944. The case is considered a precursor to the Zoot Suit Riots later in 1943. Sleepy Lagoon was a reservoir beside the Los Angeles...

the 1940s and 1950s were the basis of the Luis Valdez stage musical, Zoot Suit. He also wrote songs about Cesar Chavez, other farm workers and braceros...

original on 2 September 2007. "Zoot Suits Riots". History.comdate=December 14, 2023. 9 August 2023. Peiss, Kathy (2011). Zoot Suit. University of Pennsylvania...

Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A. p. 19. "L.A. in the Zoot Suit Era". Zoot Suit Discovery Guide. Pomona College. Archived from the original on...

the Chicano look known as pachuco appeared and was associated with the zoot suit and hep cat subcultures. The press at the time accused the pachucos in...

swing dancing, especially Lindy hop. The zoot suit was the popular style amongst hepcats. It incorporated baggy suits with loud colors, thick chalk stripes...

Recently, Michael Anton, author of The Suit, has advocated for the return of the drape suit. The American Zoot suit is an extreme exaggeration of excess...

the role of Rudy in the Los Angeles production of Luis Valdez's play Zoot Suit, going on to play Rudy in the film version. Plana has acted, directed...

Castillo was cast in the role of Smiley Torres in 1978 stage production of Zoot Suit, and later went on to take on the title role of Henry Reyna. Castillo...

efforts to maintain numbers, the police could do little to control the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots. Horrall was replaced by retired United States Marine Corps general...

Records to release Zoot Suit Riot, a compilation of their swing material. Arriving at the onset of the late 1990s swing revival, Zoot Suit Riot became the...