An old friend, Larry stopped into the showroom and share some time on the podcast. He was part of the initial dance and model zoot suit troup from the early days and shares some of his stories with us. Pachuca Maria and Adrian Rodriguez, on their weekly visit, share their stories of how they got involved with zoot suits and modelling. Phyllis Estre…

Jose Barrios is visiting from Chicago. Ray and Jose go way back to the early 1990s and we're happy to have him as a guest on the podcast. Also appearing on this episode: Phyllis, Vanessa, Oscar, Ramon Chingon and Michelle, a recent UC Irvine graduate, who had no idea she was going to be on the podcast as she was shopping for a new pair of pants. El…

Oscar Ruelas and Ramon return to share more car stories with El Pachuco Chronicles. And we have a few drop in guests as well. El Pachuco Chronicles is weekly podcast hosted by Ray Estrella and Jim Ruel. 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'l…

This week we invited customers at the El Pachuco showroom to grab a seat and share their stories with us - what brought them into the store, was Zoot Suits mean to them. And on this day we had customers the Bay Area, Arizona, and Texas. We appreciate their willingness to come and share and hope you enjoy what they have to say as much as we did. In …

Car culture and the car club scene has always played a major role in El Pachuco. Guests Oscar Ruelas, Ramon, and J. R Estrella share their stories of the car culture and famed car clubs such as the Dukes going back to the 1970s. Once again, Ray Estrella and Jim Ruel host this episode of the El Pachuco Chronicles podcast. This episode was recorded i…

Phyllis and Ray Senior share stories of the early days of El Pachuco Zoot Suits. Hosted by Ray Estrella Jr. and Jim Ruel.By Ray Estrella