Person Detail: Miguel Pinero

General Information:
Full Name: Miguel Pinero
Biography: (1946-1988) Playwright. Born in Puerto Rico. His play, "Short Eyes" (1974) won NY Drama Critics' Circle Award and Obis Award for best off-Broadway play of 1973-74. Co-edited "Nuyorican Poetry" (1975). In 1980, he published his own collection, "La Bodega Sold Dreams" (1980). He committed suicide in 1988.
Author's Timeline:
1948		Bronx County Pinero was sent to the Juvenile Detention Center in the Bronx at the age of 11 for theft.
1946		(Unknown) County Pinero was born in Puerto Rico.
1988		New York County
1951		New York County Pinero and his parents moved to New York City from Puerto Rico.
1974		(Unknown) County "Short Eyes"
1980		(Unknown) County "La Bodega Sold Dreams"