Piñero

5.9
20011h 43m

"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

Photo of Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Miguel Piñero

Photo of Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Miguel Algarin

Photo of Panchito Gómez

Panchito Gómez

Acting Inmate

Photo of Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Edgar Bowser

Photo of Michael Irby

Michael Irby

Reinaldo Povod

Photo of Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Miguel's Mother

Photo of Jaime Sánchez

Jaime Sánchez

Miguel's Father

Photo of Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Joseph Papp

Photo of Oscar A. Colon

Oscar A. Colon

Bodega Man

Photo of Gilbert Callazo

Gilbert Callazo

Miguel, as teen

Photo of Samuel Bruce Campbell

Samuel Bruce Campbell

Short Eyes Cop

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