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Meet the Boys of the 'Aristotle & Dante' Movie Adaptation
Discover the real actors playing ‘Aristotle & Dante!’
Written and directed by Aitch Alberto, the film adaptation of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is set for a premiere date of September 8, 2023. The movie, which is based on the 2012 coming-of-age novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, had its world premiere at the 2022 International Toronto Film Festival.
In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two Mexican-American teenagers end up meeting in El Paso, Texas and find an immediate connection between them. The story is set in 1987. The title characters are played by up-and-coming actors Max Pelayo (Aristotle a.k.a. “Ari”) and Reese Gonzales (Dante).
Pelayo (@maxpelayo__ on Instagram) was previously seen in the 2021 Amazon Prime Video original series Panic, where he played a student. In turn, Gonzales (@reese.gonzales on Instagram) has been seen in projects such as Young Sheldon, The Terminal List, Kidding, The Birthday Boys, and White Shoe.
Scroll through to see pictures of Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales – and make sure to watch Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe when it opens September 8 in theaters.
Max Pelayo
Reese Gonzales
Max Pelayo
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Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
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Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. You can also find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok.