Pinero
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Leon Ichaso
Giancarlo Esposito
O. L. Duke
Samuel Bruce Campbell
Bill Boggs
Morgan Sabia
Film Details
Technical Specs
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".
Director
Leon Ichaso
Cast
Giancarlo Esposito
O. L. Duke
Samuel Bruce Campbell
Bill Boggs
Morgan Sabia
Vanessa Del Sol
Charles Sammarco
Talisa Soto
Jaime Tirelli
Lydia Trueheart
Bruno Iannone
Oscar Colon
John Ortiz
Nelson Vasquez
Michael Wright
Rome Neal
Miriam Cruz
Michael Irby
Lois Caballero
Rita Moreno
Jack O'connell
Mateo Gomez
Francine Berman
Ed Vassallo
Tara Wilson
Fisher Stevens
Miguel Algarin
Mandy Patinkin
Benjamin Bratt
Griffin Dunne
Jaime Sanchez
Sophia Domoulin
Jamal Joseph
Robert Klein
Charles Santy
Lisa Rhoden
Antonia Rey
Loraine Velez
Amanda Kc
Al D Rodriguez
Joanne Newborn
Ray Santiago
Valentina Quinn
Gilbert Collazo
Eric Nieves
Amiri Baraka
Tony Vazzo
Pedro Pietri
Panchito Gomez
Crew
Miguel Algarin
Amiri Baraka
Brooke Bramley
Pete Bucossi
Renzo Spirit Buffalo
Gloria Burke
Claudio Chea
Claudio Chea
La'shone Cleveland
Mary Cook
Jesse Cummings
Kathy Demarco
Alex Digerlando
Kevin Flynn
Sean Fogel
Eric Friedewald
Dean Garvin
Eric Gearity
Abbot Genser
Tim Glascoff
Jamie Gordon
Kip Harahan
Sandra Hernandez
Don J Hewitt
Charlynne Hopson
Larry Huston
Leon Ichaso
Caroline Jaczko
Jamal Joseph
Laura Kreft
Christine Leaman
John Leguizamo
Sharon Lomofsky
Andrew Marcus
Ellyn Long Marshall
Sukari Mcgill
Eddie Micallef
Sam Molina
Maria E. Nelson
Evelyne Noraz
Andrea O'connor
Susan Ogu
John Penotti
Anthony Pettine
Pedro Pietri
Lisa Rhoden
Amy Rice
Duke Scoppa
David Shumbris
Winsome Sinclair
Emilio Sosa
Fisher Stevens
David Tedeschi
Linda Toon
Glen Trotiner
Mark Von Holstein
Cliff Weisner
Timothy Whidbee
Tim Williams
John Woods
Paul Zucker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 13, 2001
Expanded Release in United States January 25, 2002
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States February 2002
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 6-17, 2002.
John Leguizamo was previously attached to star.
Completed shooting October 19, 2000.
Began shooting September 15, 2000.
Released in United States Winter December 13, 2001
Expanded Release in United States January 25, 2002
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Latin Cinema Series) November 1-11, 2001.)
Released in United States February 2002 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 6-17, 2002.)
