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Pedro
EMAILPRINTMOVIE: MTV, Wednesday 4/1 at 8:00p (120 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
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Show Info
Genre(s): Biography, Drama
Created By:
Mary-Ellis Bunim
Jonathan Murray
First Air Date: April 1, 2009
Summary
Starring Alex Loynaz, Matt Barr, Justina Machado, Karolin Luna, Hale Appleman, and Jenn Liu
Before he wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk, Dustin Lance Black wrote this movie about Pedro Zamora, the HIV-positive member of the first season of the Real World.
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What The Critics Said
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Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Emotionally, the ending with Zamora's death is totally overwhelming. It's intense and deeply affecting. That's a credit both to the way Zamaora lived the last five years of his life--and the way in which the film captures that journey.
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Zamora, who was HIV-positive, forcefully promoted the view that AIDS was a health issue and that people needed to take responsibility for themselves. His message propels Pedro, a well-meaning film drama.
Read Full Review >PopMattersTodd R. Ramlow
As much as Pedro is Pedro Zamora’s story, it is just as much the story of Judd Winick’s coming into a critical consciousness about the realities and politics of AIDS in the United States.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
Pedro presents a flawless saint--and that ironically enough is the movie's real flaw.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyJennifer Armstrong
The story of HIV-positive Real World cast member Pedro Zamora (Alex Loynaz) is well worth the tearjerker treatment.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
While it's never fully triumphant, it moves past bleak to become defiant and hopeful.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
The film itself--even with a screenplay by Oscar-winning "Milk" scribe Dustin Lance Black--is just all right, typical of its generally disappointing kind, a mix of re-creation and speculation that on the whole is far less compelling than life.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
This is the kind of lazy life story that runs through a few notable moments, tries to wring a few tears, and never captures the person and the heroism that led to the making of a biopic in the first place.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
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