Since then, it has been periodically reborn through revivals — like one in the late 1970s when Edward James Olmos donned a sleek black suit in Luis Valdez’s “Zoot Suit,” the trenchant ...

Los Angeles native Edward James ... identity – Olmos’ big break came in the late 1970s when he was cast as the central narrator in the first Broadway production of “Zoot Suit.” ...

It was soon adapted into a feature film starring Edward James Olmos and Tyne Daly in 1981. Zoot Suit was written by Luis Valdez, a key figure in the Chicano Rights Movement. Based on a real incident, ...

ACTOR EDWARD JAMES OLMOS IS KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES IN ZOOT SUIT, STAND AND DELIVER, SELENA, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, AND MORE. BUT ONE OF HIS BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS BRINGING LITERACY TO COMMUNITIES ...

The Keynote speaker is Edward James Olmos. Olmos is known for his roles in Zoot Suit, Stand and Deliver, Selena, Battlestar Galactica and more. If you ask him, one of his biggest accomplishments ...

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared "Edward James Olmos Day" in the ... as El Pachuco in the Broadway production of "Zoot Suit." Olmos reprised that role in a film of the same name ...

Acclaimed actor Edward ... Olmos, 75, was nominated for an Academy Award for playing teacher Jaime Escalante in the movie "Stand and Deliver." He received a Tony Award for his lead work in "Zoot ...