Luis Accinelli, René Alvarado, David Berón
Dutiful grandson Diego Campos (René Alvarado) helps run the family restaurant, hides his gay relationships from his traditional Latino family and faces cultural changes to his ethnic enclave in t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 4, 2007
Stats: 72 reviews
Probably the best "coming out" story I've seen on screen. Good story with great acting for such a low budget film, although I have to admit that some of the voice over dubbing was bad in that "is there an echo in this room?" kind of way. I especially appreciated the fact that it ...( read more)
A fantastic updated view of west side story and how family can surprise you when you least expect it
This was a pretty good movie. I would have rated it higher - because the story was good, except a few of the characters were really irritating therefore a lower rating. René Alvarado was good though, I felt that he portrayed his character well. This movie had lots of good conflic...( read more)
This is such a good movie. Proves that staying in the closet kills your soul. Hated the stereotypical screaming queen from Alabama but unfortunately some part of that stereotype is true.
The story touches upon homophobia and racism in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. Some great performances. The DVD cover is highly misleading, however.
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