East Side Story

1h28m (88 mins) Drama 2006 Rating:

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.

Starring

René Alvarado, David Berón, Gladys Jimenez, Steve Callahan, Cory Schneider, Luis Accinelli, Michael Cassady

Direction

Carlos Portugal

Screenplay

Carlos Portugal, Charo Toledo