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East Side Story

2006 • 1h28m Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating

5.0/10

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Carlos Portugal

Screenplay

Charo Toledo

Carlos Portugal

Cast

René Alvarado

David Berón

Gladise Jimenez

Release date

1/1/2006

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

32