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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

20237.41h 37m

Overview

Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

Directed by Aitch Alberto
Written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aitch Alberto
Produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Odell, Kyra Sedgwick
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Top Cast

Max Pelayo

Max Pelayo

Aristotle Mendoza

Reese Gonzales

Reese Gonzales

Dante Quintana

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Jaime Mendoza

Veronica Falcón

Veronica Falcón

Liliana Mendoza

Kevin Alejandro

Kevin Alejandro

Sam Quintana

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Soledad Quintana

Luna Blaise

Luna Blaise

Elena Tellez

Marlene Forte

Marlene Forte

Tia Ophelia

Isabella Gómez

Isabella Gómez

Gina Navarro

Maynor Alvarado

Maynor Alvarado

Julian Enriquez

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booktexasmale friendshiplgbtlgbt teenmexican american1980steenage protagonistbased on young adult novelgay youthgay themeboys' love (bl)

About Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a romance, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of based on novel or book, texas, male friendship, lgbt, lgbt teen, mexican american. Directed by Aitch Alberto, it stars Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Eugenio Derbez. Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

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