The Cultural Revolution in a Zoot Suit

Рет қаралды 159,847

5 жыл бұрын

José de la Rosa, aka Pachuco Nereidas, is a third generation pachuco. Pachuco is a term used to describe members of a subculture best known for wearing flamboyant and colorful zoot suits. With matching fedoras and shoes, pachucos are hard to miss-especially if they’re on the dance floor. When jazz, swing or Latin rhythms start to play, nothing can stop a pachuco from showing off their master moves. But below the bombastic surface, the culture was born as a result of the discrimination that Mexican-Americans faced in the 1930s. Serving as a reminder of the hardships his fellow pachucos suffered, de la Rosa is committed to honoring the past- all while looking extremely suave.
SUBSCRIBE: goo.gl/vR6Acb
This story is a part of our Human Condition series. Come along and let us connect you to some of the most peculiar, stirring, extraordinary, and distinctive people in the world.
Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at hey [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com
Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: goo.gl/2KABeX
Make our acquaintance on Facebook: goo.gl/Vn0XIZ
Give us a shout on Twitter: goo.gl/sY1GLY
Come hang with us on Vimeo: goo.gl/T0OzjV
Visit our world directly: www.greatbigstory.com

Пікірлер: 399

@clippygoat 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody can beat Tom and his stand power!

@beeteacups5125 4 жыл бұрын

*is that a jojo reference*

@yeetus2824 4 жыл бұрын

JoJo part 9 looks great.

@unidentifiedgodofdankstruc1510 4 жыл бұрын

Daffy Daffy Daze

@antonioreyes7340 5 жыл бұрын

My abuelito use to be a zoot suiter back in his days whenever he hung out with the boys. He came to America for some work around the 30's or 40's before he met my grandma in Mexico. I've seen pictures of him, and coming from me he looked like a real G unlike today...

@vanessaavila5485 3 жыл бұрын

What year did your grandpa wear zoots suits?

@twaz5786 5 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the wonderful Cab Calloway... one of the coolest and most talented people that walked this earth... I love it. ❤️❤️❤️

@franklopez564 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly not only black culture influenced in that famous dress Fashion but in music with fusion of Afro-Cuban it's historical how Cuban music influenced jazz Therefore the Chicano wearing that Black fashion with a coolest honoring that finest garment Sharkskin English finest tailor Favorite material

@vinceramon7754 Жыл бұрын

Cab Calloway was indeed a cool Vato

@carltonbanks5470 9 ай бұрын

@@franklopez564 Afro-Cuban culture did NOT influence jazz. You have it backwards.

@HolyRollerTV 5 ай бұрын

@@carltonbanks5470 .did check the verve record label and others and learn about jazz being influenced bu afro cuban styles...a lot of non latin musicians claimed afro cuban styles like cal cjader etc.

@unleashingpotential-psycho9433 5 жыл бұрын

That Zoot suit looks awesome.

@oking8 5 жыл бұрын

I think they look cool as hell

@FrejthKing 5 жыл бұрын

so this is where "the Mask"s flamboyant way of dress originated! lovely

@instantchildbirth2746 3 жыл бұрын

It originated from Jazz musicians not Pachucos

@athosnogueira6755 3 жыл бұрын

@@instantchildbirth2746 Indeed, but in the movie he is as a pachuco, there is even a song named hey pachuco. I suppose you could say it's a mix

@NoName-gh5mq 3 жыл бұрын

That is a LIE, they stole it from Black ppl...like always

@NoName-gh5mq 3 жыл бұрын

@J D 📠📠📠FAX📠📠📠 ppl love running off with our sauce, literally created entire cultures from ppl stealing sauce

@doblet664 3 жыл бұрын

@@NoName-gh5mq Who hurt you, son?

@theghostinthemirror8158 3 жыл бұрын

These clothes actually look so rad. Big respect for the commitment to the look.

@isaactham145 5 жыл бұрын

*If he can't dance ,he's lost ,he's nobody*

@TheMonoxideChild 3 жыл бұрын

@pinta- mapache guess I'll never be able to wear one then :(

@dntskdnttll 3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile in so many places men think “it’s gay” to know how to dance...and the women lose out because of it, no one to dance with! Pathetic!

@Elchamuc020 2 жыл бұрын

@@dntskdnttll wait what who thinks it's gay to dance? I don't know how to dance for sh*t but I do envy people who can its like they can feel the music

@Chris-hf2lh 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMonoxideChild Of course you can wear one! Dance classes or teach urself, im still a beginner dancer and I still wear zoot suits, it's the meaning that matters most

@kayrosis5523 5 жыл бұрын

nice to see younger generations are adopting this tradition too

@pteridixon3380 5 жыл бұрын

This reminded me of Hey Pachuco from The Mask

@dallienav 5 жыл бұрын

There's a song that actually tells about the zoot suit riots, it from Cherry Poppin Daddies- Zoot suit Riot ;)

@MaybachMark 3 жыл бұрын

The zoot suit was created by Ernest "Skillet" Mayhand during his shows as a part of the comedy act "Pots, Pans & Skillet" an act that ran on the "Chitlin' Circuit". The suits were first associated in African-American communities such as Harlem,[4] Chicago, and Detroit in the 1930s,[4] but were made popular nationwide by jazz musicians in the 1940s 🤯🤣😂😂😂😭✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🖤

@juandanieltorresflores.3832 2 жыл бұрын

los mexicanos lo conocimos por un humorista mexicano llamado tin tan

@markusstevenson5479 2 жыл бұрын

@@juandanieltorresflores.3832 Muy Chulo 👍🏾👊🏾

@13Gangland Жыл бұрын

Pfffttt goofy, the Mexicans have been wearing the suits since the 20s, maybe even before that.

@scj3188 Жыл бұрын

@@13Ganglandyou're mad because black ppl created this style, and your ppl stole it. Ok 😂

@13Gangland Жыл бұрын

@Sc j Yeah, I'm also mad that I have to wait behind fhem at the welfare line... Oh wait, no I don't, I actually work.

@papichulo9855 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve always wanted a zoot suit

@andresborjas502 4 жыл бұрын

There's a store called El Pachuco Zoot Suits in California. You can search them online. They have a variety of colors and accessories! 😁

@chriswho2569 Жыл бұрын

@@andresborjas502 yeah but they are expensive asf😂

@andresborjas502 Жыл бұрын

@@chriswho2569 Well, that's true!

@chriswho2569 Жыл бұрын

@@andresborjas502 Lol yeah

@HolyRollerTV 5 ай бұрын

looking like kid creole and the coconuts up in this b'tch

@christinemoccia477 4 күн бұрын

There is nothing sexier than a man that takes pride in his appearance! Pure class!!!!!!!

@MrMfic 3 жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING! Love the colours, the flair.

@vincentbaguette5366 5 жыл бұрын

the guy in the blue suit looks like a Jojo character

@noahculp9900 5 жыл бұрын

Sa Kal they all do lol

@Wastelander2258 5 жыл бұрын

JOSE JOESTAR

@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@Staff7 Жыл бұрын

ok at least the guy gives credit to the african american orgins of the zoot suit and i think hes saying this version is a remix they have adopted.

@kevinm3751 5 жыл бұрын

I think they look awesome!

@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын

The Zoot suit looks badass.

@lmbarak 5 жыл бұрын

I love this! What a fun, happy way to live life!

@xerophyll 5 жыл бұрын

SOMEBODY STOP ME! - The Mask

@dabullzfan25 5 жыл бұрын

Smokin!

@davidgallegos2475 3 жыл бұрын

Pacheco originated in El Paso TX not California, that's why it's called El Chuco

@bluzshadez 5 жыл бұрын

Very dapper!

@desu38 5 жыл бұрын

You set my soul on fire. It is not just a little spark, it is a flame. A big roaring flame. Ah, I can feel it now. It is burning... burning... *burning.*

@TheTallMan50 5 жыл бұрын

Hey! Something is burning around here.

@nelielsanji1066 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@kobi3047 5 жыл бұрын

M'revolution *tips fedora*

@mrstealyourgrandma7647 5 жыл бұрын

Kobi ! That's not a fedora

@mrstealyourgrandma7647 5 жыл бұрын

The whites keep us down Tips crack pipe

@CiscoPanch 5 жыл бұрын

Tango

@ivanlawrence2 4 ай бұрын

Amazing to learn the true history of an iconic style!

@PicklePie33abcdeeznuts 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 3 million subscribers!

@user-xt5oe2gm5v Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@blogoosfera 4 жыл бұрын

Muito legal! Já aprendi algo hoje.

@Nikohere 5 жыл бұрын

Ahh zoot suits bring back the classic oldies el tambien'!!✊✊ viva la raza

@ekawidodo4309 5 жыл бұрын

a living color ... awesome!!!

@whatrudoinkirt 4 жыл бұрын

So, basically this style of dress was "adopted" by Mexican Americans from African American jazz culture, correct?

@ChriseldaPhoenix 3 жыл бұрын

Jessica Roper They also mentioned that it has deeper roots in Mexico connected to Herman Valdez.

@MaybachMark 3 жыл бұрын

Correct lol

@MaybachMark 3 жыл бұрын

@valkyrie5725 3 жыл бұрын

Most people don't know that African Americans were the one who started the trends and then someone comes along and makes it popular so they end up discrediting African American

@edwinrivera-ig4ib 3 жыл бұрын

Yup but they gave it flavor

@PeanutButter-19 Жыл бұрын

Looking sharp, homie!

@HattieMcDanielonaMoon 5 жыл бұрын

So this is where the pimp suit originated from.

@ForrestMcCloud 5 жыл бұрын

He literally said it was from the African Americans.

@riffraff1651 3 жыл бұрын

@@ForrestMcCloud the idea actually the idea started in New York and then spread to Chicago with Africa-American Jazz Musicians but in reality Latinos wore them aswell, just that new york didn't have the bright colors because of the weather, that idea came from Chicago and LA

@vetda 5 жыл бұрын

Out here looking like Jojo villains

@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@tropicana2306 4 жыл бұрын

Haha so funny omg

@loo6357 3 жыл бұрын

it’s another way the media demonized them

@elcatrinc1996 5 жыл бұрын

Super awesome

@Cool_Girl247 4 жыл бұрын

Shout Out to African Americans yet again. We were and are still the ultimate trendsetters!

@scrubbroskie2710 4 жыл бұрын

This is chicano

@scrubbroskie2710 4 жыл бұрын

Stupid

@MaybachMark 3 жыл бұрын

scrub broskie The zoot suit was created by Ernest "Skillet" Mayhand during his shows as a part of the comedy act "Pots, Pans & Skillet" an act that ran on the "Chitlin' Circuit". The suits were first associated in African-American communities such as Harlem,[4] Chicago, and Detroit in the 1930s,[4] but were made popular nationwide by jazz musicians in the 1940s

@davidmoney1042 2 жыл бұрын

Mexicans even though they have African in them they’re worse than gringos thinking they’re all the trendsetters in shit lol everybody knows Africans are trendsetters for everything and they said that we are more smarter than any other ethnic group because we are the original people of God and we have more of our original genetics you can look it up on geographic channel if any other minority or race went through what Africans went through they were in survive we can survive through the most hardships difficult situation because of this lol 💯👌❤️🙏 We never give up no matter what that’s how Mexicans came up with the term from their second president which was actually black in native Vincent Guerrero lol look him up to my Niga

@vinceramon7754 Жыл бұрын

@@MaybachMark Don't forget your Hoodie trends

@plaisent 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THE ZOOT SUIT wish we had it here in quebec canada

@freddynajera9725 4 жыл бұрын

pachucos originated in El Paso TEXAS, 915 , chuco town!!!

@harveypost7799 3 жыл бұрын

Walking thru life with style and flair

@chrisbowers3286 2 жыл бұрын

I have one made for my wedding, I love it

@sekailu 5 жыл бұрын

love it !!!!!!

@droc6927 Жыл бұрын

Holy crap, I didn't realize one of Germán Valdés brothers was Ramón Valdés from the TV show El Chavo del Ocho. I saw that show years ago and love it. That's cool

@rockninsockn 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@j.r.a5387 5 жыл бұрын

Ricooooo….a mi mencanta ete tipo la cultura, de Pachuco,...es muy chulisimo

@roberthuffer6591 6 ай бұрын

Classy!

@shadowdragon654 2 жыл бұрын

At my sisters wedding they had the groom and groomsmen (I was one too) were a zoot suit, Didnt think I like it but I looked good (thought the hat was to small lol) but It was a rental but will be buying one someday soon

@tbranch74 4 жыл бұрын

The pachuco suit started in EL PASO, Texas! Not in California!

@sob5607 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from El Paso and know we did wear it but did it really?

@JoseVasquez-eq1pb 2 жыл бұрын

@@sob5607 Yes, it was popularized I’m El Paso and Juarez for Chicanos and Mexicans, then it spread to California.

@JordanFranklinTV Жыл бұрын

It actually started with African Americans from the east coast

@Slimelord202 2 жыл бұрын

That boy clean 💯💯💯💯

@thedonn4890 5 жыл бұрын

Phacuco wow.. thats cool

@SaadNabil 5 жыл бұрын

Now you're making me think about The Zoot Cat!

@TCReyes 5 жыл бұрын

I could never pull off these suits. More power to them.

@serpentinesecrets6771 5 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted a black and red spot suit

@The.Lone.Wolf. 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@MirkaGarcia 5 жыл бұрын

Hey pa, fuiste Pachuco!

@mangatomboy7247 5 жыл бұрын

Tom and Jerry what

@Suiko333 5 жыл бұрын

These guys and La Sapeurs should do dance battle.

@Paelorian 5 жыл бұрын

Also swenkas and classic pimps.

@a.s.l.internationalhorsehe4501 3 жыл бұрын

i wore the zoot suit many years again. i went to the place to see if I could get one made for me. it was gone. i guess I have to go to East LA

@gee-wizz.5050 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder is there a female equivalent to this expression? Edit- answer found 4 replies down, and well worth discovering! My thanks to those that helped to find it, special thanks to 123 humour me! 👍

@corduroy99 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is called HAINA, buzzfeed has a video

@shiloreno9917 5 жыл бұрын

Searched for Haina, couldn't find the video. I've seen booths at rockabilly shows that call it chola style.

@gee-wizz.5050 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks both of you. I too looked and was unable to find it, so now I have another lead - 👍

@123HumorMe 5 жыл бұрын

G918 465 it’s on pero like channel called iconic Pachuca looks!

@gee-wizz.5050 5 жыл бұрын

@@123HumorMe at last! Thank you, I have now not only seen it, I thought it sensational! I guarantee you that if I wasn't an old biddy now, I would very happily strut my stuff wearing gear like that! And I am also glad that now, anyone seeing this video can discover the female equivalent! I'd love to see this style make a big comeback! Greetings from the UK ❤

@froggboy Жыл бұрын

Hey Pachuco! 🎭

@jaydublis 4 жыл бұрын

Thats a mean ass style yo!

@tamarafox7386 2 жыл бұрын

Ole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@fiyinaregbe2740 5 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful

@hempchile8612 2 жыл бұрын

Smooooth look

@chooseitwisely98 5 жыл бұрын

This video is only 3 and a half minutes long and I'm sobbing

@raydingo9991 2 жыл бұрын

I was expecting one them to say somebody stop me like in the movie the mask

@Anon_Amos. 10 ай бұрын

I need to learn two things. Where to find a good tailor, and how to dance.

@mistervacation23 8 ай бұрын

I would like to black and white pinstripe with the longest chain possible and the tallest feather possible

@geomondiale1768 4 жыл бұрын

Damn! I would wear that!😎👍✌

@TheTrippersMindTrip Жыл бұрын

Man, Zoot Suits are so fuckin badass! "Gonna Go down to the corner, Marihuana Boogie Time!"

@littlealoe1767 4 жыл бұрын

Can I have one full yellow zoot suit? Along with a yellow hat

@TheTallMan50 5 жыл бұрын

How the hell did they wear these suits in LA without falling out from heat exhaustion?

@filologo1 3 жыл бұрын

During cold weather, I suppose?

@radioheadlover09 Жыл бұрын

I think they usually would wear them at night, when going out

@vinceramon7754 Жыл бұрын

Same way they wear all Hoodie Up in the summer with all the heat

@netmatrix75 4 жыл бұрын

*SMOKINNNN!*

@TheSunkissedmein2000 5 жыл бұрын

Muy interesante

@blondi4980 5 жыл бұрын

Those suits are really........something.

@kuremalone78 5 жыл бұрын

The Mask - Royal Crown Revue - Hey Pachuco!!

@mitigiant5328 5 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of THE MASK

@jdmfanboy6234 3 жыл бұрын

They have some nice cars

@Eternity10515 5 жыл бұрын

Always looks at my noyification for new videos from *GREAF BIG STORY*

@xozes 4 жыл бұрын

Mi carnal el Goyo, verdadero pachuco, se vestía verdaderamente elegante. Ya tiene 82 años.

@Noisyboy850 5 жыл бұрын

they pimpin

@dallienav 5 жыл бұрын

If anyone here wants to hear a song that talks about the Zoot suit riots, here's one By' Cherry Poppin Daddies- Zoot suit Riot

@officialVozie100 4 жыл бұрын

Viva Pachuca 👊🏾🙏🏾🌎💯🕵🏾‍♀️

@tiesvandenberg4751 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 3 million subs

@Donut.79 3 жыл бұрын

El Paso Texas is known as El Chuco for this reason short for Pachuco.

@elguadalupenieto Жыл бұрын

The Reason El Paso Is Known As El Chuco Isn't Exactly Because Of The Pachuco. El Chuco Came From The Phrase "Pa' El Shoe Co." A Shoe Company In El Paso. A Lot Of People From Juárez Would Cross Into El Paso & Work At This Shoe Co. El Shoe Co./El Chuco.

@mmatrainee 5 жыл бұрын

I remember thinking these things looked cool when I was a kid. It's crazy how dumb you are when you're a kid, well I was at least. Now as an adult I respect the fact that they try hard to achieve a certain look, and pull it off, where I couldn't articulate why it was cool when I was a kid. It's full circle this growing up thing, no?

@rednavi 5 жыл бұрын

No, you're dumb NOW.

@TheHawkBubble 5 жыл бұрын

Growing up is full circle of bullshit.

@bmona7550 5 жыл бұрын

That's because the suits are cool. Growing up just made you condition to a certain fashion/look. Also kids often like bright clothes. Notice how almost every store's kid section is colorful?

@mmatrainee 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheHawkBubble I guess if you've never done anything with your life, it's easy to feel like that. Sorry.

@mmatrainee 5 жыл бұрын

@@bmona7550 yeah... I know why now... I said "I couldn't articulate as a child". I appreciate you not being a jerk like the others. It's sad how rude people are online, when they would never talk to a person like that in person.

@shiloreno9917 5 жыл бұрын

That guy in the blue suit is bae.

@muhammadakmal2421 5 жыл бұрын

And japan have these pachinko

@Coffee-Sorcerer 5 жыл бұрын

damn these of fly

@rolandomota2316 5 жыл бұрын

Who seen the guy in the zoot suit in Los Angeles riding his bike everywhere?

@GlazesRaV 5 жыл бұрын

Those guys looks like power rangers that are ready to swing & rumble with some marimba beats!

@billiespence2511 2 жыл бұрын

Did you know THE WHO !! THERE FIRST BAND NAME KNOWN WAS THE HIGH NUMBERS !! THERE VERY FAMOUS SONG !!! WAS ZOOT SUIT !!!! The Best Song EVER !!! Just saying !!!!