East Side Story (2006)
Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!
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.
- Date of release
- 2006-01-01
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Carlos Portugal
Casting
- René Alvarado — Diego Campos
- David Berón — Pablo Morales
- Gladise Jimenez — Bianca Campos
- Steve Callahan — Wesley Henderson
- Cory Schneider — Jonathon Webber
- Luis Accinelli — Don Rogelio
- Michael Cassady — Dennis
- Dominic Ceci — Adam
- Irene DeBari — Sara Campos
- Yelyna De Leon — Tiffany
- Carl Donelson — AA Guest #2
- Anthony Fitzgerald — Jimmy
Interesting facts
East Side Story is a 2006 romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Carlos Portugal and starring Rene Alvarado, Steve Callahan, and Gladise Jimenez.
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