Miguel Piñero

Acting

Miguel Piñero

Born December 19, 1946 · Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Died June 16, 1988 · aged 41

Miguel Piñero was a Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café.

Known For

Miami Vice: Brother's KeeperMiami Vice: Brother's Keeper · 1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
★ 7.81984
MovieDramaCrime
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
Deal of the CenturyDeal of the Century · 1983
Deal of the Century
★ 4.61983
MovieComedy
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; understanding the exact nature of how 'gifts' are used to grease the wheels of a sale, a religious conversion from one of the salesman and a romance that begins to grow between two competitors.
Fort Apache, the BronxFort Apache, the Bronx · 1981
Fort Apache, the Bronx
★ 6.51981
MovieCrimeDrama
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tough cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Alphabet CityAlphabet City · 1984
Alphabet City
★ 4.71984
MovieCrimeDrama
A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
BreathlessBreathless · 1983
Breathless
★ 5.91983
MovieRomanceDrama
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Times SquareTimes Square · 1980
Times Square
★ 6.41980
MovieDramaMusic
When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways set off to the Big Apple to find their own adventure.
The Jericho MileThe Jericho Mile · 1980
The Jericho Mile
★ 6.11980
MovieDramaTV Movie
A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.
ExposedExposed · 1983
Exposed
★ 4.81983
MovieDrama
Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...

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