Really the reason we started this podcast was to document the history of El Pachuco Zoot Suits, so we hope you appreciate as much as we do to have Ray Sr. join us to share more of the history of the store.

We also sat down with filmmaker/artist Jesse, Pachuco Muerto who has done great work helping to document Pachuco happenings. You can follow his work under Zuela Force Productions on Facebook.

El Pachuco Chronicles is weekly podcast hosted by Ray Estrella and Jim Ruel with Vanessa Estrella dropping in when she can.

We are just getting started. If there are any topics and stories you would like us to explore shoot us a message via email or social media and we'll see what we can do.

elpachuco@gmail.com

And once again thanks to Pachuco Jose for our intro and outtro music.

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Tia Lucy - Lucy Durant Valenzuela, of the Lucy’s Fashion Jewelry fame sharing her stories of the early days of El Pachuco Zoot Suits.

Not to be left out, Tia Gloria joins us as well with her infectious laughter.

And we had a guest drop in who was shopping in the showroom: Romulo Chavez joins us to share stories of his father’s fight with other Pachuco’s for social justice as well as his own remarkable recovery from some health issues.

El Pachuco Chronicles is weekly podcast hosted by Ray Estrella and Jim Ruel with Vanessa Estrella dropping in when she can.

We are just getting started. If there are any topics and stories you would like us to explore shoot us a message via email or social media and we'll see what we can do.

elpachuco@gmail.com

And once again thanks to Pachuco Jose for our intro and outtro music.

Elpachuco.com

Episode 8 is a customer drop in episode. We invite customers who happen to be perusing the El Pachuco showroom to join us on the podcast to share their stories. From a family of young Pachucos who wear zoot suits as their daily attire to a relative of Jose Diaz, whose death in Sleepy Lagoon precipitated the Zoot Suit Riots.

In order:

Eric and Cecilia from Las Vegas, representing the Simple Dreams Car Club.

David from Cerritos, getting a suit for his upcoming wedding.

Bobby whose grandmother's brother was Jose Diaz.

Victor, Carlos and Rosa, a family with Texas roots who live the zoot suit life every day, cruising town on their lowrider bikes.

El Pachuco Chronicles is weekly podcast hosted by Ray Estrella and Jim Ruel with Vanessa Estrella dropping in when she can.

We are just getting started. If there are any topics and stories you would like us to explore shoot us a message via email or social media and we'll see what we can do.

elpachuco@gmail.com

And once again thanks to Pachuco Jose for our intro and outtro music.

Elpachuco.com