| On the Downlow | |
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| Directed by | Tadeo Garcia |
| Produced by | Tadeo Garcia |
| Written by | Tadeo Garcia, Roger B. Domian |
| Starring | Tony Sancho Michael Cortez |
| Music by | Gregory Martin |
| Cinematography | Chris Buzek Tadeo Garcia |
| Editing by | Roger B. Domian Tadeo Garcia |
| Studio | Iconoclast Films |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Spanish |
On the Downlow is the 2004 debut film of director Tadeo Garcia, a low budget film starring Michael Cortez and Tony Sancho.
Proving very popular with the film critics and the public, it was released on DVD in January 9, 2007.
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On the Downlow is a love story between Angel (Michael Cortez) and Isaac (Tony Sancho), two warmly human, supportive, sensitive young men. Their affection to each other is shown in a long kiss in a dark alley in Chicago, and later on, in a musical sequence in the film. Isaac also questions his sexuality in a long confession with a priest in the church.
Angel, in order to be with his secret lover Isaac gives up his allegiance to his former Latin Kings gang and pledges to Isaac's Southside Chicago gang led by Reaper (Donato Cruz) after a cruel initiation beating. But when Reaper is later informed that Angel is an ex-gang member of the rival gang, he decides that Isaac should kill him. Issac desperately tries to arrange for him and Angel to escape Chicago but the inevitable happens and the gang captures Angel. When Isaac refuses to execute Angel, Reaper does the job. Isaac then kills Reaper and then commits suicide.