![]() ![]() Winick's portrayal of Zamora is so fundamentally decent and heroic that the reader begins to wonder what's been left out. There's also a strong temptation to lionize Pedro to the point of sainthood, and while Winick doesn't dive in headfirst, he doesn't exactly shy away from the opportunity either. So Winick's book, which was originally released in 2000 (this is a new edition, in case you were wondering why I was reviewing something that came out nearly a decade ago) was clearly intended as a tribute to his friend, whom he understandably regarded as a role model, due to his perseverance and forbearance while suffering from the disease. ![]() ![]() Zamora's influence thanks to the show was pretty widespread, not just in terms of AIDS education but in terms of gay rights as well, as he and his partner, Sean Sasser, were married on the show. For those who may be unaware, Pedro and Me is Winick's memoir of his friendship with AIDS activist Pedro Zamora.The pair were roommates on the third season of the MTV reality show The Real World back when the idea of throwing a group of people from different ethnicities and culture together in a room and filming them interacting with each other was considered novel (for those of you keeping score, that would be 1993).Īnyway, Zamora, who was also HIV Positive at the time the show was being filmed, passed away shortly after the show finished filming. ![]()
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