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East Side Story
"Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!"
2006 • 1h 28m • ★ 5.0 (32 votes) Released
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.
Director
Carlos Portugal
Writer
Charo Toledo
Writer
Carlos Portugal
Rating
5.0
Runtime
88 min
Production
Into Action Films
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Keywords
coming outmale friendshiprestaurant ownerinterracial romanceman pretending to be straightrole playingeast los angeleshispaniclgbtracial stereotypecloseted homosexualgay theme
