Biographical drama telling the story of Miguel Pinero, playwright and larger-than-life figure in the 1970s New York art scene. Pinero rose to fame with a Tony Award-winning play he penned while serving time in Sing Sing. He was feted on release, but fame unsettled him and despite the efforts of his girlfriend, he turned to drugs., Miguel Pinero became a leading figure in New York’s art scene during the 1970s as a poet, actor, and playwright whose vibrant, often pointed, work spoke directly to the lower classes and to disenfranchised minorities. As a founder of the influential Nuyorican Poets Cafe, his poetry soon became recognized as a forerunner to rap and hip-hop music. TV screenwriter turned director Leon Ichaso spins this impressionistic biographical look at this artist. Raised in an abusive family, Pinero (Benjamin Bratt) turns to streets for solace. Soon he is engaging in petty crime, drug dealing, and addiction. When he finds himself in Sing-Sing, he turns his experiences in prison into the play +Short Eyes, which eventually garners him seven Tony awards in 1974. Uncomfortable with his new fame, he clings to his girlfriend, Sugar (Talisa Soto), and his childhood buddy, Miguel Algarin (Giancarlo Esposito), who is a literature professor and who co-founded the Nuyorican Cafe. Though Pinero makes cameos on such shows as Kojak, his art begins to suffer as he starts to succumb to his drug addictions. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival., Benjamin Bratt plays Miguel Pinero, an influential figure in the ’70s New York art scene. Pinero rose to fame with a Tony Award-winning play written while he was serving time in Sing-Sing. On release, he was feted but fame unsettled him and despite the efforts of girlfriend Talisa Soto and mentor Giancarlo Esposito, he returned to drugs. Pinero died in 1988, aged 42., In this moody biopic, Benjamin Bratt gives a powerful performance as controversial writer-actor Miguel Pinero (1946-88). Bratt brings a stirring brio to the role of the talented Puerto Rican who made his mark in New York City theater and whose gritty rhymes served as a sharp precursor to rap and hip-hop. Giancarlo Esposito, Rita Moreno, Talisa Soto, Michael Irby, Mandy Patinkin, Robert Klein.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Pinero ” ?
A: The main cast includes Benjamin Bratt,Giancarlo Esposito,Talisa Soto,Nelson Vasquez,Michael Irby,Michael Wright,Rita Moreno,Jaime Sánchez,Rome Neal,Oscar Colon,Mandy Patinkin,Oscar A. Colon,Miriam Cruz,Luís Caballero,Sophia Domoulin,Robert Klein,Gilbert Callazo,Samuel Bruce Campbell,Loraine Velez,Eric Nieves,Antonia Rey,Griffin Dunne,Lisa Rhoden,Valentina Quinn,Al D. Rodriguez,Bruno Iannone,Fisher Stevens,Jack O’Connell,Ray Santiago,Charles Santy,Ed Vassallo,Vanessa Del Sol,Jamie Tirelli,O.L. Duke,Edward Vassallo,Mateo Gómez,Amanda KC,Bill Boggs,Tony Vazzo,Charles Sammarco,Lydia Trueheart,John Ortiz,Panchito Gómez,Amiri Baraka,Pedro Pietro,Jamal Joseph,Miguel Algarin,Tara Wilson,Joanna Newborn,Francine Berman,Sharon Lomofsky,Ellyn Long Marshall,Peter Bucossi,Ira Spiegel,David Tedeschi,Lisa Rhoden,Roberto Fernandez,Evelyne Noraz,Mariusz Glabinski,Marlena Grzaslewicz,Claudio Chea,Maria Nelson,Ellyn Marshall,León Ichaso,Timothy Whidbee,Sandra Hernández,David Shumbris,Kathy DeMarco,John Leguizamo,Andrew Edelman,Jamie Gordon,Marie E. Nelson.
Q: When Did the “Pinero” Released?
A: The Movie “Pinero” originally aired on 2008-04-16 and released in the year of 2001.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Pinero” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Pinero” ?
A: “Pinero” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
