East Side Story

Love thy neighbor... just don't get caught!

Plot Summary

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.

5.1 /10

2006

US

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coming out

male friendship

restaurant owner

interracial romance

man pretending to be straight

role playing

east los angeles

hispanic

lgbt

racial stereotype

closeted homosexual

gay theme