East Side Story (2006)
Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!
88 min
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
- June 7, 2006
- Country of origin
- United States
Where to watch
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Cast
- René Alvarado as Diego Campos
- David Berón as Pablo Morales
- Gladise Jiminez as Bianca Campos
- Steve Callahan as Wesley Henderson
- Cory Schneider as Jonathan Webber
- Luis Accinelli as Don Rogelio
- Dominic Ceci as Adam
- Irene DeBari as Sara Campos
- Yelyna De Leon as Tiffany
- Carl Donelson as AA Guest #2
- Anthony Fitzgerald as Jimmy
- Shannon Kemp as Steve
- Ruben Rabasa as Efrain Morales
- Luis Raul as Salvador
- Daniel Edward Mora as Husband Customer
- Jason Kordelos as Lowell
Crew
- Carlos Portugal · Director
- Carlos Portugal · Writer
- Charo Toledo · Writer
- Mary Feuer · Producer
- Carlos Portugal · Producer
- Charo Toledo · Producer
- Blanca Valdez · Producer
- Steven Cahill · Composer
- Neil De La Pena · Cinematographer
- Mary Feuer · Editor
- Blanca Valdez · Casting director
- Abbe Thorner · Production designer