Miguel Pinero was born on December 19, 1946 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. He was an actor and writer, known for Miami Vice (1984), Times Square (1980) and Breathless (1983). He died on June 16, 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.
He wrote the original play "Short Eyes", later made into a film, as
part of an imates playwriting workshop while incarcerated for armed
robbery in Sing Sing prison.