East Side Story

East Side Story (2006)

  • 54% of users liked it
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Writer/director Carlos Portugal's comedy drama East Side Story earns a historical footnote, as one of the premier mainstream (though non-Hollywood) American films about an openly gay Latino character. René Alvarado stars as Diego, an East L.A.-residing Chicano homosexual. As the story opens, Diego… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By
Carlos Portugal
Genres
Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 7, 2006 Wide
On DVD
Dec 4, 2007
Wolfe Video

Critic Reviews

  • Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

    Refreshing

  • S. James Wegg, JWR

    Here comes the neighbourhood.

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  • Sylvester K


    This has to be the best reinterpretation of the classic Romeo & Juliet (with a different ending though) I love the play on West Side Story and transformed it into a gay Latino version, it's really well done. The acting was so superb from all the cast memebers, it also has… More

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