Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

2023 97 min ★ 7.5 Romance, Drama

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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Cast

Max Pelayo

Aristotle Mendoza

Reese Gonzales

Dante Quintana

Eugenio Derbez

Jaime Mendoza

Veronica Falcón

Liliana Mendoza

Kevin Alejandro

Sam Quintana

Eva Longoria

Soledad Quintana

Luna Blaise

Elena Tellez

Marlene Forte

Tia Ophelia

Isabella Gómez

Gina Navarro

Maynor Alvarado

Julian Enriquez

Details

Director

Aitch Alberto

Screenplay

Aitch Alberto

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

3Pas Studios, Big Swing Productions, Limelight

Reviews

K

kinrich30

August 29, 2026

★ 6/10

It's about two young guys who become friends after a chance meeting. In time their relationship evolves into something more complicated. The good, it's a very good movie and does ultimately have a happy ending although there are some painful hurdles to overcome to get there; the annoying, not long after the guys meet, one leaves for a year and we only see one of the guys reading letters from the ...

C

CinemaSerf

September 27, 2026

★ 7/10

"Aristotle" (Max Pelayo) is something of the school heart-throb, but something is missing from his life. He can't swim! It's at the local pool he meets "Dante" (Reese Gonzales) who offers to teach him. Pretty swiftly the two are as thick as thieves and when "Dante" has to move away they resort to ever more intimate letter-writing. It's the latter lad who proves to be the more open about his sexual...