Pinero (2001)

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R | 1 hr 43 mins | Drama, Biopic | Released: 12/5/2001 |Box Office Total: $0.3M

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Synopsis:

A non-linear telling of the chaotic true life story of the late acclaimed Puerto Rican poet-playwright-actor Miguel Pinero, who captivated New York City's cultural elite in the 1970s and 80s. His life is a study in contrasts. Pinero did time in Sing Sing for drug dealing and petty theft. However, he turned his prison experiences into the 1974 Tony-Award winning play "Short Eyes", but the resulting notoriety and fame was too much for the Latino urban poet, bad boy-genius as he retreated to the darker corners of New York City and died a premature death in 1988 at the age of 40. The biopic chronicles his rise from prison to the renowned New York Public Theater--founded by his friend Joseph Papp--and then, to the height of Broadway with his work; his turbulent love life; the founding of the acclaimed Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the Lower East Side; his work as a writer and actor in movies such as "Fort Apache: The Bronx", as well as hit TV series such as "Miami Vice", "Kojak", and "Baretta".

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/5/2001

Director	Credit
Leon Ichaso	Director
Cast	Credit
Benjamin Bratt	Miguel Pinero
Giancarlo Esposito	Miguel Algarin
Talisa Soto	Sugar
Nelson Vasquez	Tito
Michael Irby	Reinaldo Povod
Michael Wright	Edgar
Rita Moreno	Miguel's Mother
Jaime Sanchez	Miguel's Father
Rome Neal	Jake
Mandy Patinkin	Joseph Papp
Oscar Colon	Bodega Man
Miriam Cruz	Bodega Woman
Lois Caballero	Shooting Gallery Man
Sophia Domoulin	Shooting Gallery Woman
Robert Klein	Doctor
Gilbert Collazo	Miguel
Samuel Bruce Campbell	Short Eyes Cop
Loraine Velez	Tutu
Eric Nieves	Nuyorican
Antonia Rey	Senora
Griffin Dunne	Agent
Lisa Rhoden	P A Woman
Valentina Quinn	Interviewer
Al D Rodriguez	Cuqui
Bruno Iannone	Port Authority Cop
Fisher Stevens	Public Theatre Cashier
Jack O'Connell	Chauffeur
Ray Santiago	Willie
Charles Santy	Lincoln
Vanessa Del Sol	Heist Woman
Jamie Tirelli	Marty
O L Duke	Paul
Ed Vassallo	Tito Arrest Cop
Amanda KC	Barrio Bar Woman
Bill Boggs	Lennon Anchorman
Mateo Gomez	Auditorium Man
Tony Vazzo	Auditorium Man No 2
Charles Sammarco	Strange Shower Guy
Lydia Trueheart	Woman with Baby
John Ortiz	Gang Member
Panchito Gomez	Acting Inmate
Amiri Baraka	Himself
Pedro Pietri	Himself
Jamal Joseph	Himself
Miguel Algarin	Himself
Tara Wilson	Tito's Girlfriend
Joanne Newborn	Fur Woman No 1
Francine Berman	Fur Woman No 2
Production Credits	Credit
John M Penotti	Producer
Lisa Rhoden	Associate Producer
John Leguizamo	Co-Executive Producer
Jamie Gordon	Co-Producer
Kathy DeMarco	Co-Executive Producer
Fisher Stevens	Producer
Tim Williams	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
GreeneStreet Films International	Production Company
Lower East Side Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York, New York, USA
Puerto Rico
Writer	Credit
Leon Ichaso	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Linda Toon	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Laura Kreft	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Alex DiGerlando	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Timothy Whidbee	Art Director
Susan Ogu	Set Decorator
Sharon Lomofsky	Production Designer
Morgan Sabia	Lead Person - leadman
Eric Friedewald	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Winsome Sinclair	Extras Casting
La'Shone Cleveland	Extras Casting Assistant
Ellyn Long Marshall	Casting
Maria E Nelson	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Abbot Genser	Photography - still photographer
Larry Huston	Camera Operator
Renzo Spirit Buffalo	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Claudio Chea	Director of Photography
Amy Rice	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Miramax International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Kip Harahan	Composer
Physical Effects	Credit
Don J Hewitt	Stunts - stunt safety
Peter Bucosi	Stunt Coordinator
David Shumbris	Stunt Man
Production Management	Credit
Anthony Pettine	Script Supervisor
Mark von Holstein	Location Coordinator - location supervisor
Sean Fogel	Production Supervisor
Caroline Jaczko	Line Producer
Charlynne Hopson	Location Manager
Glen Trotiner	Assistant Director
Dean Garvin	Assistant Director
Visual Effects	Credit
Jesse Cummings	Visual Effects - digital transfer technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Mary Cook	Hair - Key hair
Gloria Burke	Hair Assistant - assistant hair
Sandra Hernandez	Costume Designer
Evelyne Noraz	Makeup - key makeup
Sukari McGill	Wardrobe Supervisor
Emilio Sosa	Assistant Costume Designer

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