Vanesa Estrella runs the El Pachuco Zoot Suits store in Fullerton. Her genesis of becoming a Fullerton School Board trustee ...

Their outlandish zoot suits, tattoos and slang were a rebellion against mainstream US society that had marginalised them. The door to the bedroom closet opened wide, revealing dozens of brightly ...

Los Angeles – The dance floor at “Barrio Boogie Sunday” is filled with sharply dressed women in flouncy skirts and brightly colored fitted blouses, being twirled in perfect swing rhythm by their ...

The Juárez city council has declared Sept. 19 as "Día del Pachuco," or Pachuco Day, in honor of the late star of the Mexican silver screen Germán "Tin-Tan" Valdes, who embodied the pachuco style that ...

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FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- At El Pachuco Zoot Suits in Fullerton, the Estrella family has been keeping the zoot suit a la mode for the past 45 years. The 1940s suit, which features high-waisted, wide ...

The legend of the Pachuco: Inside the stylish Mexican counterculture L.A. marks the Pachucos' legacy 8 decades after facing racism, mistreatment.

Folk heroes arise of a need to articulate feelings unsung by conventionality. Our real leaders, that is, people who actually run the country, are rarely inspirational enough to satisfy our need for ...

Death to Pachuco: A Chicano Noir is a comic that Henry Barajas is crowdfunding on Kickstarter, "pachuco" defined as "a young Mexican-American having a taste for flashy clothes and a special jargon and ...

The members of the Pachuco Car Club promote peace, unity, respect, the love of cars, and family values. With over 70 members, there are plenty of classic cars like a 1951 Buick Roadmaster, 1941 ...

At Pachuco’s, you can try everything from sticky battered ribs to Hawaiian-and-Korean-inspired loco moco to a butter chicken taco.

Vanesa Estrella poses for a portrait at El Pachuco Zoot Suits on April 10, 2025, in Fullerton. (William Liang / For De Los) With pompadoured hair accented by a sparkly rose, a floral short-sleeved ...