Piñero

Apr 12 2002 R 1h 43m
Biography, Drama

"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.

Plot

"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.

Written by

Leon Ichaso

Directed by

Leon Ichaso

Cast

Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

GreeneStreet Films, Lower East Side Films, Burnside Entertainment

Languages

English, Español

Awards

6 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
1,460
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA