East Did Meet West

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East Did Meet West

"Their marriage was illegal until they made history."

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Drama

Romance

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Overview

Inspired by the 1930s court case Roldan vs. Los Angeles County, Filipino Salvador Roldan and English Marjorie Rogers must find a way to convince an attorney to fight for their marriage despite the anti-miscegenation laws of the time.

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Kev Martinez

Salvador Roldan

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Tatyana Aravena

Marjorie Rogers

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Francisco Martin

Jose Roldan

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Sharon Gardner

Joan Bleeker

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Eliza Kanter

Gladys Root

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Aaron Smithson

James

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Seth Goyal

Marcelo

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Adam Acosta

Gene

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Mariana Pires

Eleanor

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Harper Rees

Marcelo’s Girl

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Allie Haahr

Gene’s Girl

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Colton Mullen

Bartender

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Asher Kaplan

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Jackson Beebe

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Jeffrey Allan Waid

Upright Bass

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Emma DeBoer

Trumpet

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John L. Curtis

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Jason Kanetakis

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Nathan Seng-Lu

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Jordan Berganio

Farmer

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Abigail Macneal

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Adam Ferry

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Alisha Bartels

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Anelina Alegre

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Ashlynn Secor

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Bella Edelmann

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Bella Murrieta

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Bruer Laubert

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Cait Mae

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Camden Collier

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Cambria Vos

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Carsen Otto

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David Grannis-Vu

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Diego Diaz

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Edward Dumaguindin

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Ember Draffin

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Emily Page

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Greta Conlon

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Henry Welke

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Izzy Betz

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Jack Osorio

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Jacob Tabasa

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Jane Miller

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Jamie Brockhurst

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Joanna Turner

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Julia Dawson

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Justin Yoo

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Katie Hood

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Kenneth Pai

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Lily Erpelding

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Loretta Pfaff-Carano

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Lucas Sweeney

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Marjorie Stemmler

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Mary Grondona

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Maya Epstein

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Miles Look

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Mitchell Page

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Olivia Battle

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Olivia Buist-Thuillier

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Paige Filipan

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Raf Stankiewicz

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Ryan Flaherty

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Tommy Belk-Arenas

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Victor Martinez

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Wyatt Van Hazel

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