East Los Angeles, California

'East Los Angeles, or East L.A., is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California. It is notable for its large Hispanic population and for being the most populous Census Designated Place in the state. It is the least ethnically diverse community in Los Angeles County as noted by the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times.

Geography

East L.A. is located immediately east of the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles, south of the El Sereno district of Los Angeles, north of the city of Commerce, and west of the cities of Monterey Park and Montebello.

The unincorporated area known as City Terrace occupies the northern part of the East L.A. CDP.

Transportation

Light rail service to East L.A. is provided by the Metro Gold Line's Eastside Extension, which opened in 2009.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) provides bus service from East L.A. throughout the L.A. area. Local shuttle service is provided by El Sol (the East Los Angeles Shuttle).

East Los High

East Los High is a teen drama series produced/directed/written by Carlos Portugal and starring Janine Larina, Gabriel Chavarria, and Alicia Sixtos. The series is Hulu's first and only series with an all Latino cast. The series streams weekdays on Hulu, and the whole series is available for Hulu Plus subscribers.

Plot

East Los High is a teen drama that reflects the lives of teenagers growing up in East Los Angeles from the American-Latino perspective. The show follows Jessie, a geeky junior, at East Los High, a fictional school in a working-class Los Angeles neighborhood. Jessie, an only child in a single-parent Latino household, is busy preparing for college and fantasizing about her crush Jacob, who is in a relationship with the popular Vanessa. Jessie's cousin, Maya, is a runaway with a troubled past who moves in with her at the beginning of the series.

The first episode finds Jessie at a school dance watching in dismay as Jacob, is crowned Winter Formal King along with Vanessa. After the Winter Formal couple finishes dancing, Jessie, encouraged by her best friend Soli, asks Jacob to dance. They share a tender moment. While dancing, Jessie's phone is stolen by an unknown person. The mystery thief (Ceci) uses the phone to catch a viral video of Vanessa having sex in a parked car after she is crowned Winter Queen, leading to her and Jacob's break-up.