Piñero (2001)
Piñero (2001)
"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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Cast

Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt As: Miguel Piñero
Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito As: Miguel Algarin
Talisa Soto Talisa Soto As: Sugar
Nelson Vasquez Nelson Vasquez As: Tito Goya
Panchito Gómez Panchito Gómez As: Acting Inmate
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Storyline

"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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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: Español, English

Release Date: 05 October 2001

Country: US

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Burnside Entertainment, Lower East Side Films, GreeneStreet Films

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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

Michael Philip Del Rio

Michael Philip Del Rio

Angry Father (scenes deleted)

Directed By

Leon Ichaso

Leon Ichaso

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Ines Mongil-Echandi

Ines Mongil-Echandi

Production Manager

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Co-Executive Producer

Kathy DeMarco

Kathy DeMarco

Co-Executive Producer

Jamie Gordon

Jamie Gordon

Co-Producer

Caroline Jaczko

Caroline Jaczko

Line Producer

John Penotti

John Penotti

Producer

Lisa Rhoden

Lisa Rhoden

Associate Producer

Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

Producer

Glen Trotiner

Glen Trotiner

Associate Producer

Tim Williams

Tim Williams

Producer

Bradley Yonover

Bradley Yonover

Executive Producer

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Visual Effects

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Camera

Claudio Chea

Claudio Chea

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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