coming out,male friendship,restaurant owner,interracial romance,man pretending to be straight,role playing,east los angeles,hispanic,lgbt,racial stereotype,closeted homosexual,gay theme

East Side Story (2006)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Carlos Portugal
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    Bianca Campos Gladise Jimenez
  • Profile picture of Steve Callahan
    Wesley Henderson Steve Callahan
  • Profile picture of Cory Schneider
    Jonathon Webber Cory Schneider
  • Profile picture of Luis Accinelli
    Don Rogelio Luis Accinelli
  • Profile picture of Irene DeBari
    Sara Campos Irene DeBari
  • Profile picture of Yelyna De Leon
    Tiffany Yelyna De Leon
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    AA Guest #2 Carl Donelson
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    Jimmy Anthony Fitzgerald

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Keywords

  • coming out
  • male friendship
  • restaurant owner
  • interracial romance
  • man pretending to be straight
  • role playing
  • east los angeles
  • hispanic
  • lgbt
  • racial stereotype
  • closeted homosexual
  • gay theme