Havana Cuba. — In 1972, in the town of Diezmero, municipality of San Miguel del Padrón, Pedro Zamora was born, the last of eight children of a humble marriage committed to Fidel Castro’s revolution, until it became clear that the dictator had twisted the direction of that dream of social justice.
During the Mariel exodusZamora emigrated with his parents and younger siblings. They settled in Hialeah, Florida, where little Pedro showed the qualities of an extraordinary student, much loved by his classmates.
Educator and activist, he fought tirelessly for the rights of homosexuals. He allowed the media to expose his life in a reality show entitled “The Real World: San Francisco”, to draw international attention to HIV/AIDS and the prejudices related to the LGBTIQ community.
Her romantic relationship with fellow educator Sean Sasser was documented on the show, which aired their engagement ceremony, the first of its kind in television history.
The former president of the United States, Bill Clinton, recognized Zamora for approaching people with HIV with total honesty and humanizing them in the eyes of North American society, mired in prejudices and fears that led to unfair attitudes, often with irreparable consequences. . His activism, particularly her testimony before the United States Congress, benefited Latino communities above all. Her personal fight against AIDS made The Real World a successful program, which climbed to number seven on the list of the best reality shows from TIME magazine.
Pedro Zamora died on November 11, 1994. He was only twenty-two years old.
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