Watch Diega! An Urban Love Story

Based on "Alcestis" by Euripides, "Diega!" is a tale of love and death set in the Latino community of Corona, Queens. Diega, the virginal young daughter of a nightclub owner Guillermo Diego, is in love with the club's dancing bartender, Aurelio. Much to her father's chagrin, Diega joins a group of admiring women who come to the club to watch Aurelio dance and pour drinks. Aurelio, who sees that Diega is only a child, willfully ignores her. In an attempt to make him jealous, Diega begins to flirt with his best friend, Hector, the club's bouncer. But, Hector misunderstands Diega's intentions and falls in love with her. A rift between the two friends begins when Aurelio tries to explain Diega's intentions to Hector. In the meantime, Guillermo, being an overly protective father, fires Aurelio. Now jobless, with his best friend turned against him, Aurelio, seeking revenge, decides to rob Diega of her virginity. Corona then becomes the arena for bad blood and revenge among the three men on a path to destruction with Diega caught in the middle. But, when death comes to Corona, will love conquer it? A striking cast and cult film classic writer and director, James Aviles Martin, make this an exciting filmgoing experience.