(2009, 90 min)
Country: U.S.
Director: Nick Oceano
Studio: Wolfe Releasing
SYNOPSIS:
In 1994, Bunim/Murray Productions made the ground-breaking decision to cast openly gay, HIV-positive
Cuban-American Pedro Zamora as part of MTV’s "The Real World: San Francisco". Zamora’s time in
"The Real World" house on Lombard Street brought a face to the AIDS crisis; and U.S. President Bill
Clinton credited Zamora with personalizing and humanizing those with the disease. President Clinton
even called Pedro's hospital room days before this death.
REVIEW:
Pedro celebrates the extraordinary life of Pedro Zamora; a young man who when he found out he was
HIV positive at 17, made the courageous decision to dedicate the rest of his life to speaking out about
his condition in an attempt to raise awareness about the disease in his community. His appearance on
"The Real World: San Francisco" brought his story and his message to MTV’s youthful audience and beyond;
and when Zamora’s health began to deteriorate in late 1994 (after he left the show), it became front page
news nationwide, and his death at age 22 provoked a worldwide outpouring of grief.
Stars Alex Loynaz and Justina Machado ("Six Feet Under").
-- Notes courtesy of TLA Video ( http://www.tlavideo.com )
