Pinero
Benjamin Bratt (LAW & ORDER) delivers a masterfully vivid portrayal of the startlingly original Latino icon, poet-playwright-actor Miguel Pinero. After doing hard time in prison for drug-dealing and petty theft, Pinero turned his prison experiences into the Tony Award®-winning play "Short Eyes." Then, as a founder of the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Pinero crafted an influential style of rhythmic urban poetry that is widely recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop. Brought to you by executive producer John Leguizamo and featuring Academy Award® winner Rita Moreno (Best Supporting Actress, WEST SIDE STORY, 1961), Giancarlo Esposito (ALI), and Talisa Soto (MORTAL COMBAT 1,2&3) -- critics everywhere were mesmerized by Bratt's graphic performance of this unforgettable bad-boy genius!