Condemned! Mark Patton of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
"A Nightmare on AIDS Street" would have made a great title for Mark Patton's documentary "Scream Queen," a film about being a gay male horror movie star in Hollywood during the 1980s. Patton is best known for his role as Jesse Walsh in "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge." Many consider the role unusual for the time period because he was the first male protagonist in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series and for that reason he is regarded by many to be the first male "Scream Queen" in Hollywood. A label that took on a double meaning when he came out as gay and later HIV positive.
Like many gay men that came of age in the 80s he isn't sure exactly how he got HIV. He was diagnosed in 1999 and he has been hospitalized over the years for everything from pneumonia to bad drug interactions. He is currently living in Mexico with his husband Hector Morales Mondragon where they own a business in Puerto Vallarta.
Patton is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and goes back there often. He spends a lot of time traveling and going to horror conventions.
Mark Patton’s Bio:
60 year old white male standing 6′ 1” tall, weighing in at 180 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. Gay in Puerto Vallarta, MX
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