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Piñero (Pinero)

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Original title

Piñero (Pinero)

Year

2001

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

Leon Ichaso

Screenwriter

Leon Ichaso

Cast

Cinematography

Claudio Chea

Producer

Miramax

Genre

Drama | Biography

Synopsis

"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the 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.

Awards: 2002: Berlín Film Festival: C.I.C.A.E. Award - Panorama

2001: Montreal Film Festival: Nominated for Best Film

2001: National Board of Review: Special Recognition (For excellence in filmmaking.)

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Piñero (Pinero)

2001

Leon Ichaso

6.8

(39)