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East Side Story(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-01-01
51%
33 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Into Action Films
Movie: East Side Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gladise Jimenez
Bianca Campos
Steve Callahan
Wesley Henderson
Cory Schneider
Jonathon Webber
Luis Accinelli
Don Rogelio
Irene DeBari
Sara Campos
Yelyna De Leon
Tiffany
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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.
Release Date
2006-01-01
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5.076
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!
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