Sam Lucchese (1868–1929) was an Italian-born American businessman and impresario. He was the founder of the Lucchese Boot Company and the owner of Spanish-language theaters in San Antonio and Laredo, Texas.

Sam Lucchese was born on February 24, 1868, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.^[1] He immigrated to the United States in 1883 with his parents and siblings, settling in San Antonio, Texas.^[1][2]

Lucchese was a businessman. In 1883, he co-founded the Lucchese Boot Company with his brother in San Antonio.^[1][2]

With the revenue from his boot company, Lucchese opened Spanish-speaking theaters in San Antonio and Laredo.^[3] In 1912, he acquired the Teatro Zaragoza on the corner of Commerce Street and Santa Rosa Street in San Antonio.^[1][3] Five years later, in 1917, he acquired the Teatro Nacional, located at the same intersection in San Antonio.^[1][3] An impresario, he hired actors from Mexico to perform in his theaters.^[1]

He married Frances Battaglia.^[1] They had three sons and two daughters, including, Josephine Lucchese, who became a renowned opera vocalist.^[1]

He died of a stroke on January 15, 1929, in San Antonio, Texas.^[1] He was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery. After his death, his son Cosimo took over the Lucchese Boot Company.^[1][2] His grandson, Samuel James Lucchese, succeeded him, and designed boots for many actors.^[2]