''Piñero'' is a 2001 American
biopic
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...
about the troubled life of
Nuyorican poet and
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
Miguel Piñero
Miguel Piñero (December 19, 1946 – June 16, 1988) was a playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement.
Early years
Piñero was born on December 19, 1946, in Gura ...
, starring
Benjamin Bratt as the title character.
It was written and directed by the
Cuban
Cuban may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean
* Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent
** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof
* Cuban citizen, a perso ...
filmmaker,
Leon Ichaso
Leon Ichaso (born August 3, 1948) is a Cuban-American writer and film director. Some of his prominent works include El Super, Bitter Sugar, and others.
Biography Early life
Leon Ichaso was born in Havana, Cuba, on August 3, 1948. Ichaso migrate ...
,
[ premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 31, 2001, and then received a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 13, 2001.
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Cast
* Benjamin Bratt as Miguel Piñero
*Talisa Soto
Miriam Talisa Soto (born March 27, 1967) is an American former actress and former model. She is known for portraying Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 James Bond film ''Licence to Kill'', and as Kitana in the 1995 fantasy action film ''Mortal Kom ...
as Sugar
* Giancarlo Esposito as Miguel Algarin
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Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to:
Places
* Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
* São Miguel (disam ...
*Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and thea ...
as Miguel's mother
*Michael Irby as Reinaldo Povod
*Mandy Patinkin as Joseph Papp
*Griffin Dunne as Agent
*Ray Santiago as Willie
*O.L. Duke as Paul
*Fisher Stevens as Public Theater Cashier
*Tara Wilson as Tito's girlfriend
*Nelson Vasquez as Tito Goya
References
External links
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2001 films
2001 biographical drama films
American biographical drama films
Films set in the 1970s
Films about drugs
2001 drama films
Biographical films about writers
Films directed by Leon Ichaso
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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