Blog Spotlight: Pedro The Movie Remembers Real World San Francisco's Pedro Zamora

'Member adorable Pedro Zamora from The Real World San Francisco or were you a fetus? He was gay and Cuban and HIV-positive and on the television. Any two of those things could get you killed in 1994, but he did all four, so he gets a movie.

Yes, Pedro The Movie is the Pedro Zamora biopic starring relative unknown Alex Loynaz, (he's been in two episodes of the ABC Family series Greek), premiering on MTV this week. Back when there were no hot tubs on The Real World, (hard to believe, but it's true), Pedro made headlines for something far more scandalous than schtupping his roommates: being an HIV educator and activist. He did this from the time he was diagnosed with the virus at age 17 until his death at age 22 which occurred the day after the season finale of the show.

His courageous and optimistic nature, (Pedro got married to a guy he met in San Francisco while filming the show), won over the hearts of many Americans, even prompting a call from President Bill Clinton. When he died, it was national news. Read more