El Pachuco News Today

"Zoot Suit" is an act of remembering and educating audiences about the Chicano identity and history. Bringing the play into Santa Barbara awakened the audiences to the importance of Chicano theater.

Los Angeles County community members who are Hispanic and/or Latino were recognized by the county this week. Among them, folks with roots in the San Gabriel Valley area.

The revered actor-director got an Oscar nomination for playing an East L.A. schoolteacher. Through the Latino Film Institute he's fulfilling that role in real life by letting young people of color tell their stories on film.

The revered actor-director got an Oscar nomination for playing an East L.A. schoolteacher. Through the Latino Film Institute he's fulfilling that role in real life by letting young people of color tell their stories on film.

Edward James Olmos is a Chicano who through his success in Hollywood can now enjoy a day of commemoration

Born in 1947 in East Los Angeles, Olmos graduated from Montebello High School in 1964 and earned a degree in sociology and criminal justice at East Los Angeles College. Olmos struck it big with the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver."

Born in 1947 in East Los Angeles, Olmos graduated from Montebello High School in 1964 and earned a degree in sociology and criminal justice at East Los Angeles College. Olmos struck it big with the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver."

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to declare "Edward James Olmos Day," honoring the actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role in "Stand and Deliver" and in the crime series "Miami Vice."

'Edward James Olmos Day' will honor the East L.A native and legendary actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role in "Stand and Deliver."

At El Pachuco Zoot Suits in Fullerton, the Estrella family has been keeping the Zoot suit a la mode for the past 45 years.