Husband Sean Sasser
Queer Places:
Vista Memorial Gardens Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, Plot "Eagles" mausoleum
Pedro Pablo Zamora (born Pedro Pablo Zamora y Díaz, February
29, 1972 – November 11, 1994) was a Cuban-American
AIDS educator and television personality.[1][2]
As one of the first
openly gay men with AIDS
to be portrayed in popular media,[3]
Zamora brought international attention to HIV/AIDS and
LGBT issues and
prejudices through his appearance on
MTV's
reality television series,
The Real World: San Francisco.[1][2]
Zamora's romantic relationship with Sean Sasser was also documented on the show; their relationship was later nominated by MTV viewers for "Favorite Love Story" award,[4] and the broadcast of their commitment ceremony, in which they exchanged vows, was the first such same-sex ceremony in television history, and is considered a landmark in the history of the medium.[5][6]
U.S. President Bill Clinton credited Zamora with personalizing and humanizing those living with HIV—especially to Latino communities—with his activism, including his testimony before Congress.[7][8] Zamora's personal struggle with AIDS, and his conflict with housemate David "Puck" Rainey is credited with helping to make The Real World a hit show, for which Time ranked it #7 on its list of "32 Epic Moments in Reality-TV History".[9]
Surrounded by his family, Sasser, Escarano, Winick, and Ling, Zamora died at 4:40 a.m. EST on November 11, 1994, hours after the final episode of The Real World: San Francisco aired.[10][14][39] He was buried on November 13.[39]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Zamora
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