PEDRO
Directed by Nick oceano
United States, 90 Minutes
Drama
FRI APR 24, 6:15pm; SUN APR 26, 3:00pm
Filmmaker Alex Loynaz in attendance
Film Hosted by Scott Hossner
Penned by Milk’s Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Pedro celebrates the extraordinary life of Pedro Zamora, who, as a roommate on MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco in 1994, fought tirelessly to promote AIDS awareness and inspired tolerance toward the LGBT community. For such a relatively short life, Pedro lived an epic one. The film spans from his birth in Cuba as the youngest of eight children, to his immigration to the United States, his transformation into an AIDS activist, to entering the nation’s collective consciousness through televisions across America. Readily apparent is the fact that Pedro was not only a man of action but also one of great heart and soul, as shown by his deep relationships with his fellow costars, his partner and his close-knit family. His death at age 22 provoked a worldwide outpouring of grief and Oceano’s film is a warm-hearted tribute to the extreme level of passion and honesty with which he lived his life.
Filmography: First Feature
Alex Loynaz (Actor)
Born and raised in Miami, Florida by Cuban and Spanish parents, Alex began his thespian career after taking an acting class in college as an elective. Having found his love for acting, Alex moved to New York to study at the New York Film Academy where he completed one semester before moving to Los Angeles. Once he arrived in LA, Alex began appearing in commercials and won a role in an episode of "Campus Ladies," where he impressed the producers for his ability to improvise on the spot. Recently, Alex appeared in several episodes of ABC Family's "Greek." Pedro marks Alex's first leading film role.
