Zoot Suit (film)

Innovative in its presentation, which is largely a filmed stage play, director Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit relates the real-life story of Los Angeles' 1942 "Sleepy Lagoon Murder" and the racially charged "Zoot Suit Riots" that occurred in its wake. A highly stylized musical, the film nevertheless retains the power of its source material.

Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman and Tyne Daly make up the cast while the music is supplied by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, considered the father of Chicano music, among others.

Zoot Suit was added to the National Film Registry in 2019.