Piñero (2001)

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.

Cast

Miguel Piñero
Miguel Algarin
Joseph Papp
Bodega Woman
Shooting Gallery Man
Shooting Gallery Woman
Miguel, as teen
Acting Inmate
Edgar Bowser
Reinaldo Povod
Miguel's Mother
Miguel's Father

Crew

Director
Production Manager
Co-Executive Producer
Co-Executive Producer
Co-Producer
Line Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Executive Producer
Director of Photography