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Where was Zoot Suit filmed?

1981 film, directed by Luis Valdez.

  • Arizona

The story is set in Los Angeles, about 377 miles (606 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Los Angeles
Filmed in
Arizona
Distance
About 377 miles (606 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.

About Zoot Suit

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Released
1981
Director
Luis Valdez
Cast
Edward James OlmosTyne DalyAnacaniCharles AidmanEd PeckJohn AndersonKurtwood SmithLupe OntiverosRobert BeltranTony Plana
Genre
MusicalDrama
Based on
Zoot Suit

The story

The film starts out with singing and dancing at the party.

El Pachuco and Henry disagree about the lawyer; El Pachuco believes that Henry should not accept help from a white man.

Back in the present, Shearer tells a judge it has been two months since the boys have had a haircut or any clean clothes.

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