Tomorrow night, MTV, mtvU, LOGO and MTV Tr3s will premiere Pedro, a movie about the life of “The Real World’s” Pedro Zamora. Here’s a sneak peek:

I remember when the Real World actually seemed real and Pedro’s season was one of them. Pero no se, just based on the clip, it does look pretty poorly acted. So why will I be watching anyway? Pedro Zamora was first-ever openly gay, HIV-positive main character on TV and he was Latino involved in an interracial relationship so his presence on TV was historic and the issues raised important. He was an activist and educator. His family fiercely loved him and I remember being impressed by those aspects of his life. And the film is being aired not just as a memorial biopic, pero in an effort to encourage young people to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases as April is STD Awareness Month.

Pedro, was written by Dustin Lance Black who wrote Milk, and I already explored some of my issues with that film.

I’ll watch and let you know my thoughts on Thursday.
Will you be watching? Why or why not?