The Mexican immigrant was familiar with zoot suits through the films of the Mexican comedian Tin-Tan, who satirized pachuco culture in a series of films in the 1940s and 1950s.

A day after the Times stories focusing on zoot suits, servicemen and off-duty policemen who volunteered to form a “vengeance squad” after Coleman received a broken jaw, ambush Mexican Angelenos.

In June 1943 the murder of a young Mexican-American man ignited a firestorm in the City of the Angels. In no time at all, ethnic and racial tensions that had been building up over the years boiled ...

T he Mexican Zoot suit, or Pachuco, was brought into the 21st century last night. The Met Gala 2025's theme of Superfine: Tailoring Black History evoked a range of inspiration from attendees.

A resolution condemning the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots, days of violence and attacks against Mexican American community during a dark chapter in Los Angeles’ history, will be considered Friday by the ...

Eighty years ago -- June 3, 1943 -- the Zoot Suit Riots broke out. According to newspaper and historical accounts, a group of sailors confronted a group of Mexican Americans wearing zoot suits ...

The 80th anniversary of Zoot Suit Riots in L.A. is upon us. ... He points out that celebrities and leaders wore zoot suits as a salute to Mexican American culture, including Cesar Chavez.

The zoot suit was vilified by L.A. authorities during the Zoot Suit Riots in 1943. ... In the meantime, the object of much of the violence was Mexican youth — whether wearing zoot suits or not.

The Zoot Suit Riots erupted in June 1943, when groups of white sailors and soldiers clashed with young Mexican American men who wore flamboyant zoot suits—a style characterized by high-waisted ...

Zoot Suit was written by Luis Valdez, a key figure in the Chicano Rights Movement. Based on a real incident, the play tells the story of the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder of a Los Angeles man and the ...