Summary:
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the 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.
| Runtime: | 103 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for drug use, strong language and sexuality. |
| Production: | GreeneStreet Films |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Leon Ichaso | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Leon Ichaso | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Bratt | Miguel Piñero |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Giancarlo Esposito | Miguel Algarin |
| Jaime Sánchez | Miguel's Father |
| Luis Caballero | Shooting Gallery Man |
| Mandy Patinkin | Joseph Papp |
| Michael Irby | Reinaldo Povod |
| Michael Wright | Edgar Bowser |
| Miriam Cruz | Bodega Woman |
| Nelson Vasquez | Tito Goya |
| Oscar A. Colon | Bodega Man |
| Rita Moreno | Miguel's Mother |
| Robert Klein | Doctor |
| Rome Neal | Jake |
| Sophia Domoulin | Shooting Gallery Woman |
| Talisa Soto | Sugar |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bradley Yonover | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Jaczko | Line Producer |
| Fisher Stevens | Producer |
| Glen Trotiner | Associate Producer |
| Jamie Gordon | Co-Producer |
| John Leguizamo | Co-Executive Producer |
| John Penotti | Producer |
| Kathy DeMarco | Co-Executive Producer |
| Lisa Rhoden | Associate Producer |
| Tim Williams | Producer |
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