Los Angeles - 1946
My father served 4 years in WWII and returned to his neighborhood on Pecan St in Downtown Los Angeles at the height of the Zoot Suit Era. I was his only child and was born in 1963. As a young boy I meet a lot of the cronies my Dad ran with in the late 40's and 50's. Zelsnik himself could not have compiled a more riveting cast of characters. My hope is to capture those years from 1946 to 1963 in my father's life. A period rich in story and for me, surrounded in mystery.
Too many years have passed and so many memories have faded, but I often wonder what was Alfonso Mendoza REALLY like and how did he come to be known as "Chubby Malone"
