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East Side Story

  • 2006
  • TMDB 5.2/10
  • 1h 28m

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.

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.

Cast

  • René AlvaradoDiego Campos
  • David BerónPablo Morales
  • Gladise JimenezBianca Campos
  • Steve CallahanWesley Henderson
  • Cory SchneiderJonathon Webber
  • Luis AccinelliDon Rogelio
  • Michael CassadyDennis
  • Dominic CeciAdam

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