Directed by Luis Valdez

(Universal Pictures, 1981, 103 minutes, Technicolor, MPAA rating: R)

Co-presented with the Los Angeles Conservancy, Last Remaining Seats series

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this vivid musical is the filmed version of the play that made Edward James Olmos a star. Olmos reprises his role as the narrator, the mythical “Pachuco”, in this blend of fact and fantasy based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and Zoot Suit Riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Daniel Valdez (also reprising his stage role) stars as Henry Reyna, the leader of a group of young Mexican Americans wrongfully imprisoned for murder. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez and feature the music of Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the “father of Chicano music.”

Evening Host and Panel Moderator, Betto Arcos

Pre-movie panel discussion with film director, Luis Valdez; film stars, Edward James Olmos & Rose Portillo & Dr. Eric Avila, UCLA Associate Professor Chicano Studies, History and Urban Planning.

Film description by María Elena de las Carreras CLICK HERE

Price:  LA Conservancy member  $16   Non member  $20

Time: 8 PM  (General seating. Doors open at 7 PM)

Purchase tickets at: www.laconservancy.org

This program is supported, in part, by:

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