Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez
Zoot Suit, Luis Valdez
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Zoot Suit

Author: Luis Valdez

Narrator: Raul Cardona, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2001


Synopsis

Chicano playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of Big Band Music and traditional Latin songs.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Xochiquetzal Candelaria, Raul Cardona, Daniel Chacon, Estrella Esparza, Primavera Flor-Valdez, Spencer Garrett, Ruben C. Gonzalez, Gregory Itzin, Alma Martinez, Seth Millwood, Marco Rodriguez, Al Ruscio, Daniel Valdez, Katrina Valdez, Kinan Valdez and Lakin Valdez.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn on November 01, 2017

I'm not much for watching or especially reading dramatic plays, but this one, an audiotaped version of a live drama, was particularly dreadful. I also don't like finding out about history through fiction, but I might go and investigate further the true life events upon which the play is based. But t......more

Goodreads review by Sergio on June 05, 2018

This book goes deep into a man with a dream from East LA that started a theatrical group and or a company. Then the author goes in to explain the Zoot Suit riots, why and how it went down. It's pretty interested if you're into Chicano history.......more

Goodreads review by Jason on February 18, 2025

Wanted to give three stars because it’s not something I typically find enjoyable, but gave four because of the importance of the play. Zoot Suit covers social issues that still prevail for Latino communities today.......more

Goodreads review by anna on May 14, 2024

fuck yeah!!!! so good!!!! need to see it on stage......more

Goodreads review by James on December 15, 2019

I've read this play twice this year, and I think its power is undeniable as a social-document and as a story of American Chicano identity forged in the face of police brutality, racial profiling, fear of "the other," and the backdrop of World War Two. I'm excited about teaching this for the first ti......more