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Pedro (2008) -- A chronicle of the life of Pedro Zamora, who was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 17, and brought a human face to the condition as a cast member of MTV's  "The Real World: San Francisco".

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In 1994 Pedro Zamora was the first HIV-positive homosexual to appear in a reality show on MTV. The audience... more | add synopsis
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Alex Loynaz ... Pedro Zamora

Justina Machado ... Mily

Hale Appleman ... Judd

DaJuan Johnson ... Sean Sasser

Matt Barr ... Puck

Jenn Liu ... Pam

Karolin Luna ... Rachel

Anibal O. Lleras ... Hector Zamora
Teresa Hernández ... Mrs. Zamora
Alexis Garcia ... George
Amy Lewis ... Corey
Rafael Mondino ... Mohammed
Jorge Blanco Cruz ... Jesus
Richard Glatzer ... Doctor in New York
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Alex Castillo ... HIV Counselor
Pam Ling ... Herself (archive footage)

Brady Smith ... Doctor Hudson

Gerardo José Vega ... Pedros young brother
Judd Winick ... Himself (archive footage)
Pedro Zamora ... Himself (archive footage)
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Original cast members Pam Ling and Judd Winick (now married) have cameo appearance in the film with their baby. more

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I Expected More Than A Movie Of The Week, 24 May 2009
2/10
Author: petesea from United States

Pedro Zamora broke new ground as an HIV positive AIDS activist on national television on MTV's The Real World. This film, unfortunately, does not break much new ground – we get to know more about Pedro and his leaving Cuba and him dealing with AIDS and his treatments, but it leaves me wanting more. This is more of a Movie Of The Week than a film that celebrates Pedro's life and achievements.

I am a big fan of The Real World and Pedro's season had more drama in it than this movie. The whole Puck arc on The Real World (and even the Rachel and Pedro one) had much more tension and emotion than this film does. It has been 15 years since Pedro passed away, couldn't we have gotten a better script given all the time that it could have been worked on? This film's message is still relevant today, but our relative enlightenment on homosexuality, STDs, sex education and safe sex makes the subject not as taboo as it was 15 years ago.

For me, Alex Loynaz' portrayal of Pedro does not capture the strong life force and intensity that Pedro did have. I did appreciate the cameo that Judd, Pam and their kids had – I wish that all the cast members had participated with their comments in a documentary style instead of the actors who portrayed them.

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