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Piñero

Piñero

"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the gay poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and drug dealing, Piñero's prison experiences developed into the 1974 Tony-nominated play Short Eyes. The resulting notoriety and fame was too much for the Latino bad-boy genius who retreated to the darker corners of New York City.

Drama

Release: 2001-10-05Runtime: 103 minRating: 5.9 (11)

Cast

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Miguel Piñero

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Miguel Algarin

Talisa Soto

Talisa Soto

Sugar

Nelson Vasquez

Nelson Vasquez

Tito Goya

Panchito Gómez

Panchito Gómez

Acting Inmate

Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Edgar Bowser

Michael Irby

Michael Irby

Reinaldo Povod

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Miguel's Mother

Jaime Sánchez

Jaime Sánchez

Miguel's Father

Rome Neal

Jake

Crew

Leon Ichaso

Leon Ichaso

Director

Leon Ichaso

Leon Ichaso

Writer

Ines Mongil-Echandi

Production Manager

Jamie Gordon

Co-Producer

John Penotti

Producer

Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

Producer

Glen Trotiner

Glen Trotiner

Associate Producer

Kip Hanrahan

Music

Kathy DeMarco

Co-Executive Producer

Claudio Chea

Director of Photography

Clips & Videos

Piñero (PINERO) Trailer

Piñero (PINERO) Trailer