Film aficionados will know Valdez best as the director of “Zoot Suit” and “La Bamba,” where he captured the hallmarks and struggles of Chicano culture in the 1940s and 1950s. “American Pachuco” gives ...
If there was a reason for veteran actor Edward James Olmos to resurrect his magnetic role in "Zoot Suit," it's to honor the ...
One of the most important considerations for any arts critic and reviewer is to ponder the role that new work plays in the ...
Barbara Hammer appears in Barbara Forever by Brydie O’Connor, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by The Estate of Barbara Hammer.
The 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. And while ...
Ahead of its world premiere at Sundance, De Los spoke to David Alvarado and Edward James Olmos about 'American Pachuco: The ...
Boilerplate as it can be, David Alvarada's documentary nevertheless offers a rousing assertion that Chicano art is as ...
Death to Pachuco: A Chicano Noir is a comic that Henry Barajas is crowdfunding on Kickstarter, "pachuco" defined as "a young Mexican-American having a taste for flashy clothes and a special jargon and ...