280px, Miguel ''Negro'' Piñera. 280px, Negro Piñera in Bierfest Valdivia. José Miguel Carlos Piñera Echenique, known in Chile by his nickname "Negro" Piñera (born October 18, 1954) is a Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician. He is the brother of

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and of economist

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. Piñera was married to Argentinean model Belén Hidalgo. Negro Piñera is of Asturian and

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descent. Miguel Piñera is the fifth son of José Piñera Carvallo and Magdalena Echenique Rozas. His siblings are Guadalupe, José, Sebastián, Pablo, and María Teresa. He studied at the Colegio del Verbo Divino, and Saint George's School. During his adolescence, he lived in Belgium through his father's role as the Chilean ambassador to Belgium and the United Nations. His father's profession would also later take him to live in New York City. At the age of fifteen, he received his first electric guitar and developed his musical talent. He participated in South America's largest music festival, Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in 1983. He is a well-known celebrity in the Chilean show and nightclub business.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinera, Miguel 1954 births Living people Chilean male guitarists 20th-century Chilean male singers Chilean songwriters Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of Spanish descent People from Santiago Miguel Pinera Colegio del Verbo Divino alumni People of Inca royalty descent Chilean television personalities Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine TV series) participants 20th-century Chilean male artists