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East Side Story

East Side Story (2006)

2006-01-01 · 88 min · Rating 5.00/10 (32 votes)

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

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.

Keywords

closeted homosexual coming out east los angeles gay theme hispanic interracial romance lgbt male friendship man pretending to be straight racial stereotype restaurant owner role playing