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Piñero

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Piñero
Promotional poster
Directed byLeon Ichaso
Written byLeon Ichaso
Produced byJohn Leguizamo
John Penotti
Tim Williams
StarringBenjamin Bratt
CinematographyClaudio Chea
Edited byDavid Tedeschi
Music byKip Hanrahan
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • December 13, 2001 (2001-12-13) (U.S.)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (December 13, 2001). "FILM REVIEW; Playing Piñero as Just Enough of a Mess". The New York Times.
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