Piñero
2001 film by Leon Ichaso
- December 13, 2001 (2001-12-13) (U.S.)
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Piñero is a 2001 American biopic about the troubled life of Nuyorican poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, starring Benjamin Bratt as the title character.[1] It was written and directed by the Cuban filmmaker, Leon Ichaso,[1] 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.
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 Theater Cashier
- Tara Wilson as Tito's girlfriend
- Nelson Vasquez as Tito Goya
References
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (December 13, 2001). "FILM REVIEW; Playing Piñero as Just Enough of a Mess". The New York Times.
External links
- Piñero at IMDb
- Piñero at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed by Leon Ichaso
- El Super (1979)
- Crossover Dreams (1985)
- The Fear Inside (1992)
- Sugar Hill (1994)
- Azúcar Amarga (1996)
- Ali: An American Hero (2000)
- Hendrix (2000)
- Piñero (2001)
- El Cantante (2006)
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