Piñero
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| Piñero | |
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 Promotional poster |
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| Directed by | Leon Ichaso |
| Produced by | John Leguizamo John Penotti Tim Williams |
| Written by | Leon Ichaso |
| Starring | Benjamin Bratt |
| Music by | Kip Hanrahan |
| Cinematography | Claudio Chea |
| Editing by | David Tedeschi |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | United States 13 December 2001 |
| Running time | 103 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Piñero is a 2001 biopic about the troubled life of Nuyorican poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, starring Benjamin Bratt as the titular character. It was written and directed by the Cuban filmmaker, Leon Ichaso. It premiered at the Montreal Film Festival on 31 August 2001. It then received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 13 December 2001.
[edit] Cast
- Benjamin Bratt as Miguel Piñero
- Talisa Soto as Sugar
- Giancarlo Esposito as Miguel Algarin
- Rita Moreno 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 Theatre Cashier
- Tara Wilson as Tito's girlfriend
- Nelson Vasquez as Tito Goya
[edit] External links
- Piñero at the Internet Movie Database
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