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I was 16 in 1994. I remember being riveted to my television every week during this season of The Real World. I fell in love with how confident and real Pedro was. To me he seemed to be the underdog of the cast; Hispanic, gay, and HIV+. I was always rooting for good things to come for Pedro. I also remember being devastated the night I learned that Pedro had lost his fight. How could someone with such a positive attitude about a crappy situation have lost? It just doesn't seem fair. Thank you for not letting this milestone birthday pass without notice.
Lovely tribute, Shawn. :)
I can't believe that. He's only a few months older than me, and I remember being so young when he died. Its not easy to do, but this just made me cry. Man, this f-cken thing has taken some really beautiful people from this world.
Gaby
He was a very beautiful boy, so handsome. The last picture of him on his death bed is barely recognisable because he has wasted away, aids totally ravaged him in about 2 months because there is video footage of him in August and he looks fine. the fact that a disease can take someone down hill so fast is terrifying. I wish I'd been old enough to know him because there are very few people who are beautiful inside and out like pedro.
April 3, 2012