East Side Story (2006)
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
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René Alvarado as Diego Campos |
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David Berón as Pablo Morales |
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Gladise Jimenez as Bianca Campos |
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Steve Callahan as Wesley Henderson |
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Cory Schneider as Jonathon Webber |
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Luis Accinelli as Don Rogelio |
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Michael Cassady as Dennis |
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Dominic Ceci as Adam |
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Irene DeBari as Sara Campos |
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Yelyna De Leon as Tiffany |
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Carl Donelson as AA Guest #2 |
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Anthony Fitzgerald as Jimmy |
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Shannon Kemp as Steve |
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Andrea Zafra as Janice Morales |
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Ruben Rabasa as Efrain Morales |
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Luis Raúl as Salvador |
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Daniel Edward Mora as Husband Customer |
| Directing | Carlos Portugal | Director |
| Writing | Charo Toledo | Writer |
| Production | Alexander Coss | Producer |
| Production | Mary Feuer | Producer |
| Production | David Melito | Producer |
| Production | Richard Perez-Feria | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carlos Portugal | Producer |
| Production | Steven Ritchie | Line Producer |
| Production | Charo Toledo | Producer |
| Production | Blanca Valdez | Producer |
| Sound | Steven Cahill | Music |
| Production | Blanca Valdez | Casting |
| Editing | Mary Feuer | Editor |
| Writing | Carlos Portugal | Writer |
| Production | David Quantic | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Lisa Y. Garibay | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Neil De La Pena | Director of Photography |