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Person Detail: Miguel Pinero
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| 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. |
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| 1948 |
Bronx County Pinero was sent to the Juvenile Detention Center in the Bronx at the age of 11 for theft. |
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| 1946 |
(Unknown) County Pinero was born in Puerto Rico. |
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| 1988 |
New York County |
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| 1951 |
New York County Pinero and his parents moved to New York City from Puerto Rico. |
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| 1974 |
(Unknown) County "Short Eyes" |
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| 1980 |
(Unknown) County "La Bodega Sold Dreams" |
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