East Side Story (2006)

01/01/2006 (US) • 1h 28m

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!

Overview

Diego is a gay but closeted Hispanic chef living in East Los Angeles who works in the restaurant operated by his grandmother. Frustrated by the secretive lifestyle he shares with his similarly closeted lover, Pablo, Diego finds himself attracted to Wesley, one of the openly gay Caucasian men he feels are gentrifying his neighborhood. Their relationship pushes Diego to consider the possibility of a life he had never imagined.

Top Billed Cast

René Alvarado

Diego Campos

David Berón

Pablo Morales

Gladise Jimenez

Bianca Campos

Steve Callahan

Wesley Henderson

Cory Schneider

Jonathon Webber

Luis Accinelli

Don Rogelio

Irene DeBari

Sara Campos


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

coming out

male friendship

restaurant owner

interracial romance

man pretending to be straight

role playing

east los angeles

hispanic

lgbt

racial stereotype

closeted homosexual

gay theme

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