Zoot Suit

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The first actual positive Mexican American film in the story of cinema was told by a Mexican himself, recounting the story of the 1943 Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles California. One of the most racist and biased chapters in Los Angeles and the United States modern history. Starting with the Sleepy Lagoon murder, which ignited an explosive situation of systemic racism against Mexican Americans by white racist organizations such as the Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Times, and local government officials. World War II came with many economic and social hardships such as a reduced labor force, the Bacaro Program allowed Mexican Americans to work in American factories. Jealousy, racism, and blinding insecurity lead a group of white male sailors to start a street brawl against defenseless Mexican Americans in poor districts. 12 young Mexican American men were falsely accused of the Sleepy Lagoon murders and wrongfully imprisoned until appeal, considered by many as one of the most racial bias cases in modern court history. Zoot Suit follows the story of Hank and his alter ego El Pachuco, written and directed by Louis Valdez who based the characters and circumstances on personal experiences. Zoot Suit takes us on a rarely-seen odyssey of dark-skinned Americans, in a pale racist world.

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