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Piñero
Piñero

Piñero

Genres

Drama

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"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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

05 October 2001

Country

United States of America

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

Rome Neal

Jake

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Joseph Papp

Oscar A. Colon

Oscar A. Colon

Bodega Man

Miriam Cruz

Miriam Cruz

Bodega Woman

Luis Caballero

Luis Caballero

Shooting Gallery Man

Sophia Domoulin

Sophia Domoulin

Shooting Gallery Woman

Robert Klein

Robert Klein

Doctor

Gilbert Callazo

Gilbert Callazo

Miguel, as teen

Samuel Bruce Campbell

Samuel Bruce Campbell

Short Eyes Cop

Lorraine Velez

Lorraine Velez

Tutu

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