The plastic arts in any society are an expression of the longings, feelings and realities of the society in which they are created.

Part of Miguel Piñero’s literary prominence stems from his association with the Nuyorican poetic movement.

He was one of the first second generation Puerto Rican writers of the diaspora to publish an autobiographical novel about his experiences as a black Puerto Rican, born and raised in New York’s El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) during the years of the Great Depression.

Organized in 1971 to work toward the establishment of an independent, socialist republic in Puerto Rico.

In the performing arts, it is the human actor or artist, performing before a live audience, who serves as the main instrument or means of expression.