East Side Story (2006 film)

East Side Story
East Side Story
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlos Portugal
Written by	Carlos Portugal; Charo Toledo
Produced by	Carlos Portugal ; Mary Feuer
Starring	Rene Alvarado; Steve Callahan; Gladise Jimenez
Cinematography	Neil De La Pena
Edited by	Mary Feuer
Music by	Steven Cahill
Production; company	Into Action Films
Distributed by	Peccadillo Pictures (UK)
Release dates	June 7, 2006 (Newfest Film Festival); October 9, 2006 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Spanish

East Side Story is a 2006 romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Carlos Portugal and starring Rene Alvarado, Steve Callahan, and Gladise Jimenez.

Plot

East Side Story is the story of Diego (René Alvarado), a young, closeted Latino, who helps his grandmother (Irene DeBari) run the family restaurant while carrying on a relationship with equally closeted Pablo (David Berón).

Diego has long felt trapped by the conservative culture of East LA and plans to move away and open an upscale restaurant, hopefully with his lover, but Pablo views their relationship very differently - a point driven home when he begins dating Diego's Aunt Bianca (Gladise Jimenez). At the same time, Wesley and his boyfriend move in, gentrifying the neighborhood. The attraction between Wesley and Diego is immediate and electric, forcing both men to reexamine their state of affairs.

Cast

René Alvarado as Diego Campos
Steve Callahan as Wesley Henderson
Gladise Jimenez as Bianca Campos
David Berón as Pablo Morales
Irene DeBari as Sara Campos
Yelyna De Leon as Tiffany
Luis Raúl as Salvador
Cory Alan Schneider as Jonathon Webber
Luis Accinelli as Don Rogelio
Martin Morales as Luis
Ruben Rabasa as Efrain Morales
Chris Franco as Mr. Martinez
Michael Cormier as Dan

Release

East Side Story was released at the Newfest Film Festival on June 7, 2006. The film was then released in limited cities on October 9, 2006.^[1]

Awards

The film won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series.^[2]

References

^ East Side Story (2006/I) - Release dates
^ "'Milk,' Tyra Banks among nominees for 20th GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly. January 27, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

External links

East Side Story at IMDb
East Side Story at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] East Side Story (2006/I) - Release dates

[2] "'Milk,' Tyra Banks among nominees for 20th GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly. January 27, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

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