East Side Story
“Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!”
2006•1h 28m•5.1•Released
DramaComedyRomance
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
Carlos Portugal, Charo Toledo
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Into Action Films
Cast
René Alvarado
Diego Campos
David Berón
Pablo Morales
Gladise Jimenez
Bianca Campos
Steve Callahan
Wesley Henderson
Cory Schneider
Jonathon Webber
Luis Accinelli
Don Rogelio
Michael Cassady
Dennis
Dominic Ceci
Adam
Irene DeBari
Sara Campos
Yelyna De Leon
Tiffany
Carl Donelson
AA Guest #2
Anthony Fitzgerald
Jimmy
Shannon Kemp
Steve
Andrea Zafra
Janice Morales
Ruben Rabasa
Efrain Morales
Production
Company
Into Action Films
Producer
Alexander Coss
Producer
David Melito
Producer
Charo Toledo
Producer
Blanca Valdez
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