Minstrel shows were still popular in Dillon County and at about the time Pedro was created, he embodies the way in which people exoticized Mexico or Mexicans while remaining intentionally campy.
Minstrel shows were still popular in Dillon County in the 1940s and 50s, at about the time Pedro was created. P. Nicole King argues Pedro embodies the way in which people exoticized Mexico or Mexicans at the time while also remaining intentionally campy.