East Side Story

Name: East Side Story
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2006-01-01
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: René Alvarado, David Berón, Gladise Jimenez, Steve Callahan

2006 · 1h 28m · Comedy, Drama, Romance · United States of America

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.

Directed by

Carlos Portugal

Written by

Charo Toledo, Carlos Portugal

Starring

René Alvarado, David Berón, Gladise Jimenez, Steve Callahan

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closeted homosexualcoming outeast los angelesgay themehispanicinterracial romancelgbtmale friendshipman pretending to be straightracial stereotyperestaurant ownerrole playing

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