The Cultural Revolution in a Zoot Suit

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.
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[@twaz5786]

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

[@franklopez564]

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]

Cab Calloway was indeed a cool Vato

[@carltonbanks5470]

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

[@HolyRollerTV]

@@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.

[@clippygoat]

Nobody can beat Tom and his stand power!

[@beeteacups5125]

*is that a jojo reference*

[@yeetus2824]

JoJo part 9 looks great.

[@unidentifiedgodofdankstruc1510]

Daffy Daffy Daze

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

That Zoot suit looks awesome.

[@warmac88]

The Zoot suit looks badass.

[@Cool_Girl247]

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

[@scrubbroskie2710]

This is chicano

[@scrubbroskie2710]

Stupid

[@MaybachMark]

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]

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]

@@MaybachMark Don't forget your Hoodie trends

[@vetda]

Out here looking like Jojo villains

[@warmac88]

Yep

[@tropicana2306]

Haha so funny omg

[@loo6357]

it’s another way the media demonized them

[@droc6927]

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

[@freddynajera9725]

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

[@plaisent]

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

[@afinoxi]

Did somebody say... Revolution ? **Soviet anthem plays**

[@samuelboundy7184]

In Soviet Russia, zoot suit wears you...

[@renel8964]

Oralé comrade.

[@luciecadena6715]

*soviet anthem mambo version plays*

[@chrisbowers3286]

I have one made for my wedding, I love it

[@j.r.a5387]

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

[@TheTrippersMindTrip]

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

[@tamarafox7386]

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

[@blogoosfera]

Muito legal! Já aprendi algo hoje.

[@TCReyes]

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

[@netmatrix75]

*SMOKINNNN!*

[@Donut.79]

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

[@elguadalupenieto]

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.

[@SLACKLINEDUDE]

A ZOOT SUIT?!?! :D

[@billiespence2511]

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 !!!!

[@mangatomboy7247]

Tom and Jerry what

[@mitigiant5328]

This reminds me of THE MASK

[@The.Lone.Wolf.]

Nice

[@elcatrinc1996]

Super awesome

[@muhammadakmal2421]

And japan have these pachinko

[@mcjuggiesquad8974]

If i see a yellow zoot suit i think of the movie The Mask

[@rr7firefly]

You'd never see a modern Italian wearing something like this. They admire well proportioned suits, not something baggy, which does nothing to compliment the lines of a human body. The zoot suit is actually an African-American invention, not originated by pachucos. It is Mannerist by way of its exaggerated lines.

[@Worldofourown2024]

Very pretty men's suits to rebel against the norm.

[@TrueSolunar]

Don’t make Mii bring out my Pimp hand...

[@biglawllc1551]

60s-70s trying to bring it back Dolomite style.

[@tiesvandenberg4751]

Congrats on 3 million subs

[@maureencora1]

Wearing Their Pants High & Tight, Like Men.. Like Cool.

[@filmstrailersonline]

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[@rohannurse2470]

Your welcome 🕺🏿✊🏿

[@miguelvaldez9367]

Me gustaria vestirme de pachuco

[@lo-rez]

Why did you translate everything accurately up until 0:57 ? "El ignoraba que el traje fue de un heroes racista" He ignored that the suit was from a racist hero.

[@sabrit0n35]

No, se dice, "El ignoraba que el trade fue de un negro jazzista.

[@mistamonke7505]

「Literally Me」

[@FantasmaOlvidado1]

Reminds me of the Congo Danddys.

[@RmnGnzlz]

THERE'S DOZENS OF US! DOZENS!

[@kingeddy7966]

The mexican version of JoJo looking good

[@BobMcCoy]

*_zoot doot_*

[@filmstrailersonline]

МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЙ БАТТЛ | MUSIC BATTLE 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3u7ZJ2Qht96n6M

[@markpaulis7842]

Ridicoli

[@Gav3lo]

Where do I sign?

[@danielallannielsen6299]

Pimp my suit

[@roseghouled_]

Y’all they got the DRIP

[@johnsmith-qe2fd]

I think its funny people are calling this “zoot suits”....

[@mucyofloris638]

There is a same exact movement in Congo called sapologie

[@meloner6561]

Literally me VS One more time

[@daugtherofthelord7354]

Remind me if the Dandy Men of the African Congo.

[@albertobarrera6791]

Stop saying that they are pimps because they are not

[@flako3100]

Too bad he really don’t know none about suit suiters

[@JudoLover71]

Clown suit.

[@robertclark3607]

Actually the zoot suit was a really crappy way to say you didn't care about America during WW2. All of the fabrics used to make them were being rationed (silk,nylon, ETC.) Check out zoot suit riots on Google. Didnt have anything to do with race (even though most of them were Hispanic) it was because the suits were deemed wasteful in a time of uncertainty.

[@FrejthKing]

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

[@instantchildbirth2746]

It originated from Jazz musicians not Pachucos

[@athosnogueira6755]

@@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]

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

[@NoName-gh5mq]

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

[@doblet664]

@@NoName-gh5mq Who hurt you, son?

[@oking8]

I think they look cool as hell

[@Yt.Maddogs]

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]

What year did your grandpa wear zoots suits?

[@isaactham145]

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

[@TheMonoxideChild]

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

[@dntskdnttll]

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]

@@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]

@@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

[@vincentbaguette5366]

the guy in the blue suit looks like a Jojo character

[@noahculp9900]

Sa Kal they all do lol

[@Wastelander2258]

JOSE JOESTAR

[@warmac88]

Yep

[@xerophyll]

SOMEBODY STOP ME! - The Mask

[@dabullzfan25]

Smokin!

[@kobi3047]

M'revolution *tips fedora*

[@mrstealyourgrandma7647]

Kobi ! That's not a fedora

[@mrstealyourgrandma7647]

The whites keep us down Tips crack pipe

[@CiscoPanch]

Tango

[@papichulo9855]

I’ve always wanted a zoot suit

[@andresborjas502]

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]

@@andresborjas502 yeah but they are expensive asf😂

[@andresborjas502]

@@chriswho2569 Well, that's true!

[@chriswho2569]

@@andresborjas502 Lol yeah

[@HolyRollerTV]

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

[@whatrudoinkirt]

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

[@ChriseldaPhoenix]

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

[@MaybachMark]

Correct lol

[@MaybachMark]

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

[@valkyrie5725]

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]

Yup but they gave it flavor

[@MaybachMark]

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]

los mexicanos lo conocimos por un humorista mexicano llamado tin tan

[@markusstevenson5479]

@@juandanieltorresflores.3832 Muy Chulo 👍🏾👊🏾

[@13Gangland]

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

[@scj3188]

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

[@13Gangland]

@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.

[@kayrosis5523]

nice to see younger generations are adopting this tradition too

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

So this is where the pimp suit originated from.

[@ForrestMcCloud]

He literally said it was from the African Americans.

[@riffraff1651]

@@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

[@theghostinthemirror8158]

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

[@davidgallegos2475]

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

[@Staff7]

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]

I think they look awesome!

[@Nikohere]

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

[@gee-wizz.5050]

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]

Yes, it is called HAINA, buzzfeed has a video

[@shiloreno9917]

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

[@gee-wizz.5050]

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

[@Arcenia_18]

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

[@gee-wizz.5050]

@@Arcenia_18 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 ❤

[@tbranch74]

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

[@sob5607]

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

[@JoseVasquez-eq1pb]

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

[@JordanFranklinTV]

It actually started with African Americans from the east coast

[@Eternity10515]

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

[@desu38]

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]

Hey! Something is burning around here.

[@nelielsanji1066]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lmbarak]

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

[@eleazarjuarez7443]

This is bad ass but it orginated in texas but fire ass video!

[@retroman9287]

The zoot suit?

[@elguadalupenieto]

@@retroman9287 The Zoot Suit Itself Came From The African-American. The Pachuco Was Just A Way Of Saying Mexican-American Zoot Suiter Who Came From El Paso/Ciudad Juárez.

[@MrMfic]

OUTSTANDING! Love the colours, the flair.

[@DianahernandezV]

God I love being Mexican. Lol

[@davidmoney1042]

And I love you Mexican Mamacita‘s to big booty big brass mamas mhmwh💯😍😘🥰🙌

[@Zbsbnsjsjzjsj]

Mexican and mexican americans united.

[@calicoesblue4703]

Mexicans copied the Zoot Suits from African Americans 🤷

[@TheTallMan50]

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

[@filologo1]

During cold weather, I suppose?

[@sabrit0n35]

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

[@vinceramon7754]

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

[@kuremalone78]

The Mask - Royal Crown Revue - Hey Pachuco!!

[@omartistry]

We African Americans created Zoots then everyone took the style.

[@MrColimon25]

Mexicans invented color tv now eveyone has one stfu 🤣 cry baby

[@americasteam2112]

Do you say the same when non-mexicans ride lowriders?

[@omartistry]

@@americasteam2112 Yes, but everyone knows that.

[@omartistry]

@@MrColimon25 any yet you took the time to cry to me with your soft rebuttal. Blacks didn’t turn “color tv” into their own culture without acknowledging the original people…white people did that.

[@mmatrainee]

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]

No, you're dumb NOW.

[@TheHawkBubble]

Growing up is full circle of bullshit.

[@bmona7550]

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]

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

[@mmatrainee]

@@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.

[@bluzshadez]

Very dapper!

[@shadowdragon654]

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

[@Suiko333]

These guys and La Sapeurs should do dance battle.

[@Paelorian]

Also swenkas and classic pimps.

[@scruffstuff9903]

#EndRacism He's just wearing a suit, hat and shoes. I can't believe that was offensive back then

[@jaydublis]

Thats a mean ass style yo!

[@christinemoccia477]

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

[@Slimelord202]

That boy clean 💯💯💯💯

[@stevens7525]

And make sure you give thanks to the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Billy Eckstine too

[@mistervacation23]

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

[@raydingo9991]

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

[@suhpaul1]

Welcome to the playa's ball

[@Sebastian-pn8sd]

Jajajajajaja se visten igual que el wey de La Máscara

[@hempchile8612]

Smooooth look

[@officialVozie100]

Viva Pachuca 👊🏾🙏🏾🌎💯🕵🏾‍♀️

[@SayjinLord]

Zoot Suit Riot.

[@Noisyboy850]

they pimpin

[@artygo123]

Mighty morphin power pachucos

[@froggboy]

Hey Pachuco! 🎭