By David S. Rubin – GlassTire.com – Image Kill the Pachuco Bastard!/collection of Cheech Marin
Set in an East Los Angeles barroom, “Kill the Pachuco Bastard!” tells the story of the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots, which were spawned by a Los Angeles Times news story that falsely blamed Mexican Americans (who wore a popular style of clothing known as a “zoot suit”) for a crime wave. In response to the article, racial tensions exploded and over 200 servicemen took taxis into the Latino neighborhood and violently attacked the zoot suiters.
