East Side Story

Jan 1, 2006

1h 28m

★ 5.1

Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

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Cast

Diego Campos

René Alvarado

Pablo Morales

David Berón

Bianca Campos

Gladise Jimenez

Wesley Henderson

Steve Callahan

Jonathon Webber

Cory Schneider

Don Rogelio

Luis Accinelli

Dennis

Michael Cassady

Adam

Dominic Ceci

Sara Campos

Irene DeBari

Tiffany

Yelyna De Leon

AA Guest #2

Carl Donelson

Jimmy

Anthony Fitzgerald

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