East Side Story
Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!
2006 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Carlos Portugal
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East Side Story
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.
Director and cast
- Carlos Portugal Director
- René Alvarado as Diego Campos
- David Berón as Pablo Morales
- Gladise Jimenez as Bianca Campos
- Steve Callahan as Wesley Henderson
- Cory Schneider as Jonathon Webber
- Luis Accinelli as Don Rogelio
- Michael Cassady as Dennis
- Dominic Ceci as Adam
- Irene DeBari as Sara Campos
- Yelyna De Leon as Tiffany
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