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It wasn't so long ago that reality tv did not exist, but with the launch of THE REAL WORLD on MTV in 1992, television and the nature of celebrity were forever changed. Pedro Zamora came to public attention during the second season of The Real World. After discovering he was HIV-positive at the age of seventeen, Zamora made the life-altering decision to become an activist and educator. He decided to audition for The Real World because it seemed like the perfect opportunity to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. This intimate biopic dramatizes the life of Pedro Zamora before and after his rise to fame. It examines his familial roots in Cuba and later, his committed relationship with another activist. Zamora understood that he could reach more people in one episode of a television programme than he could in a year of speaking engagements. PEDRO is written by ACADEMY AWARD winner Dustin Lance Black (MILK) and offers an intriguing look at this accidental celebrity and his brief but world-changing turn in the spotlight. DVD Extras include an introduction from the former US President, Bill Clinton.
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Pedro hits all the right emotional notes --Variety
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
very nice and touching movie, anyone can cry with it. Sorry about those people in the 90's that could not get ARV's like today. This is a great movie to watch.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By marmalime
Format:DVD
The most moving and inspiring movie I have seen about the AIDS epidemic's effect on individual people (though I would also recommend the excellent documentary Common Threads). It has a lot to say about the wider LGBT rights struggle, and about the ability of truth, honesty and openness to break down prejudice, fear and hatred.
So many moving parts of this film and nice little touches - not least when his sister reads Pedro a `fan-letter' from an 80-odd year old woman who says she never knew any gay people and didn't care much for them, but that she (and everyone else in her care home) are hooked on The Real World (the MTV show in which Pedro is one of the stars), rooting for Pedro and praying for a cure for AIDS.
OK, we're in no doubt who the good guys are in this film, but the LGBT rights movement needs, if not heroes, then at least (in Harvey Milk's words) people to give us HOPE. Pedro's life gives me hope. Please watch and share this film!
So many moving parts of this film and nice little touches - not least when his sister reads Pedro a `fan-letter' from an 80-odd year old woman who says she never knew any gay people and didn't care much for them, but that she (and everyone else in her care home) are hooked on The Real World (the MTV show in which Pedro is one of the stars), rooting for Pedro and praying for a cure for AIDS.
OK, we're in no doubt who the good guys are in this film, but the LGBT rights movement needs, if not heroes, then at least (in Harvey Milk's words) people to give us HOPE. Pedro's life gives me hope. Please watch and share this film!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Radio Mike
Format:DVD
The product description says "DVD Extras include an introduction from the former US President, Bill Clinton" - the plural "extras" implying that there is more than one additional feature. Except there's not.
The American Region 1 release however includes three episodes of The Real World San Francisco - by far the best season - as well as Pedro Zamora's audition tape for the series.
If you're a Real World, real Pedro fan, and your DVD player is multi-region capable, then I'd recommend you avoid this release and import the American version from somewhere like Amazon.com.
The American Region 1 release however includes three episodes of The Real World San Francisco - by far the best season - as well as Pedro Zamora's audition tape for the series.
If you're a Real World, real Pedro fan, and your DVD player is multi-region capable, then I'd recommend you avoid this release and import the American version from somewhere like Amazon.com.
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Moving true story; just have the tissues at your side before you...
The subject matter of this film meant that I left it to one side for quite some time before I finally watched it at stupid o'clock this morning; I simply hadn't been able to face... Read more
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It was a great surprise. Amazing.
Id like very much, this movie its a signal do a new world without prejudice. Just respect.
Fernando, from Brazil, South America
Fernando, from Brazil, South America
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Fernando O. Santos
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