Wolfe Video picks up "Pedro" for a June DVD release

Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has captured the life story of another real-life gay hero, and it's coming to DVD this summer.

Read on for the details!

Pedro, a biopic about openly gay HIV activist Pedro Zamora and the impact he had on the entire nation by appearing on MTV's The Real World, has been acquired by Wolfe Video for a DVD release this June, according to indieWIRE.com. Alex Loynaz stars as the Cuban-born Zamora, who shared with MTV viewers his struggles with AIDS, his wedding to his partner Sean and, eventually, his death. Justina Machado (Six Feet Under) plays Pedro's sister Milly.

When Zamora passed away in 1994, President Bill Clinton praised him for personalizing the pandemic and stated that everyone in America now knew someone who had died from AIDS complications.

Pedro was directed by Nick Oceano and produced by Quinceañera creators Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer. MTV — which has retained broadcast rights for the film — will premiere Pedro on April 1, 2009 on several of its networks (including Logo, which owns AfterElton.com).