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Miguel Piñero (December 19, 1946 – June 16, 1988) was a Puerto Rican born American playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement.
Miguel Piñero was a playwright, actor, and cofounder of the Nuyorican Poets Café with Miguel Algarín, Pedro Pietri, and others. Born in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, he and his family moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan when he was four.
Miguel Piñero was a playwright, poet, and actor, most recognized for his groundbreaking play Short Eyes. His work emerged during the Nuyorican literary movement, which flourished in the 1970s and 1980s. Piñero's writing remains relevant today for its unflinching portrayal of the realities of marginalized communities, particularly the ...
In describing Miguel Piñero’s creative mind, one cannot avoid referring to his self-indulgent, self-destructive precarious life at the edge of the law, and the ways in which his father abandonment affected his childhood. As an adolescent, he was a gang leader whose criminal behavior landed him in prison by the time he was only 13 years old.
American playwright and poet. Examine the life, times, and work of Miguel Piñero through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
May 4, 2021 · Poeta y dramaturgo. Se dio a conocer por su colaboración con su amigo Miguel Algarín en la promoción del movimiento poético nuyorriqueño, neologismo popularizado en la década de 1970 para describir a los puertorriqueños de Nueva York.
Apr 5, 2020 · Miguel Piñero was an award-winning poet, playwright, actor, and a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement. He was inducted posthumously into the New York Writers Hall of Fame in 2013. Piñero was born on December 19, 1946, in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
Miguel Piñero (Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 19 de diciembre de 1946-16 de junio de 1988) fue un poeta y actor puertorriqueño, cofundador del Nuyorican Poets Café.
Miguel Pi ñ ero was recognized as one of the most important voices of Latin culture during the 1970s and 1980s. He helped to found the Nuyorican Poet's Caf é , which showcased new Latin talent, and he continued to work with others just like himself — criminals, former criminals, and aspiring Puerto Rican writers with talent waiting to be ...
Jan 2, 2002 · One of those prophets was the poet and playwright Miguel Piñero. He is the subject of ''Piñero,'' a new film starring Benjamin Bratt that has put the spotlight on the Nuyorican poets' scene ...
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