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.
Year
2001
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
5 October 2001
TMDB
6.1 (12)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Benjamin Bratt
Miguel Piñero
Giancarlo Esposito
Miguel Algarin
Talisa Soto
Sugar
Nelson Vasquez
Tito Goya
Panchito Gómez
Acting Inmate
Michael Wright
Edgar Bowser
Michael Irby
Reinaldo Povod
Rita Moreno
Miguel's Mother
Jaime Sánchez
Miguel's Father
R
Rome Neal
Jake
Mandy Patinkin
Joseph Papp
Oscar A. Colon
Bodega Man
M
Miriam Cruz
Bodega Woman
L
Luis Caballero
Shooting Gallery Man
S
Sophia Domoulin
Shooting Gallery Woman
Robert Klein
Doctor
Gilbert Callazo
Miguel, as teen
Samuel Bruce Campbell
Short Eyes Cop
Lorraine Velez
Tutu
M
Michael Philip Del Rio
Angry Father (scenes deleted)
John Ortiz
Gang Member
Reviews
If you liked Piñero, you might also like…
91% matchThe Young One
1960
86% matchHardball
2001
83% matchEl Chicano
2019
78% matchLorelei
2020
73% matchThe Sound of Silence
2019
72% matchHands of Stone
2016
68% matchAll Day and a Night
2020
64% matchHome Run
2013
60% matchThe Padre
2018
60% matchFast Girls
2012
60% matchGigi & Nate
2022
60% matchCardboard Boxer
2016
60% matchHungry Hearts
2015
60% matchThe Cut
2025
60% matchImperial Dreams
2014
60% matchThe Girl in the Book
2015
60% matchSergio
2020
60% matchAaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014
60% matchStrange Weather
2016
60% matchVanya on 42nd Street
1994
