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Miguel Piñero: 1946-1988: Playwright, Poet, Actor

In addition to his achievements as a playwright and poet, Piñero also found some success as an actor. Like his writing, acting was a talent that he discovered while in prison. Piñero acted in his own plays. He also acted in other films, including a small role in a film about a drug kingpin, Alphabet City, in 1984 and another small part in an unconventional romantic comedy, Almost You, in 1985. Neither film was a critical hit. Piñero's other film credits included Times Square (1980). Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981), Breathless (1983), Exposed (1983). Deal of the Century (1983). and The Pick-Up Artist (1987). In most of these films, Piñero was little more than a walk-on, often playing a stereotyped low-life criminal-type—the sort of people that he knew well and wrote about most often. On television, Piñero's roles were similar to his own life. He appeared on Miami Vice, Baretta, and Kojak, always playing roles that echoed his own marginalized experiences with criminals, dru

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Miguel Piñero–Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History in America, v. 2 (New York: Charles Scribners’ Sons, 2003), p. 387-388

Miguel Piñero [DRAFT]

Piñero, Miguel (b. 19 December 1946; d. 16 June 1988), poet, playwright, actor.

Born in Puerto Rico, Piñero migrated to New York City with his family as a child. One of seven children, Piñero was seven when his father walked out on his mother.

Life was hard for Piñero. Growing up poor on the streets of New York and suffering from sexual abuse, he turned to drugs and became a mugger, thief and shoplifter. Piñero later spent five years in Sing Sing for armed robbery. It was here that he met Marvin Felix Camillo, who was running a drama workshop.

The talented people Camillo found at Sing Sing would later become The Family, an acting troupe of ex-cons of whom Piñero was the most successful. Camillo and Piñero became friends and it was Camillo who submitted Piñero’s poem, “Black Woman with the Blonde Wig On,” in a contest which it won.

Piñero’s first and most successful play was Short Eye

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Miguel Piñero

Puerto Rican writer (1946–1988)

Miguel Piñero

Born	Miguel Antonio Gómez Piñero (1946-12-19)December 19, 1946 Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Died	June 16, 1988(1988-06-16) (aged 41) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Playwright, actor
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Literary movement	Nuyorican Poets Café
Notable works	Short Eyes
Notable awards	New York Critics Circle Award, Obie Award, Drama Desk Award
Spouse	Juanita Lovette Ramirez (1977–1979)
Partner	Martin Wong^[1]
Children	1

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.

Early years

Piñero was born on December 19, 1946, in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, to Miguel Angel Gómez Ramos and Adelina Piñero. In 1950, when Miguel was four, he moved with his parents and sister Elizabeth to Loisaida (or Lower East Side) in New York City. His father abandoned the family in 1954 when his mother was p