Tanya Torres, and Chino Garcia have helped Puerto Rican and Nuyorican art gain more recognition. Nuyorican writers and poets Miguel Algarín, co-founder of Nuyorican Poet's Cafe Jack Agüeros Giannina Braschi, author of the postmodern classics Empire of Dreams, Yo-Yo Boing! and United States of Banana Julia de Burgos, author of Puerto Rican poetry classic "Yo misma fui mi ruta" Jesús Colón Victor Hernández Cruz Nelson Denis Sandra María Esteves Tato Laviera Felipe Luciano Jesús Papoleto Meléndez Nancy Mercado Nicholasa Mohr Richie Narvaez Pedro Pietri, co-founder of Nuyorican Poet's Café best known for "Puerto Rican Obituary," poet laureate of the Nuyorican movement Miguel Piñero, dramatist best known for the play Short Eyes Noel Quiñones Bimbo Rivas Abraham Rodriguez Bonafide Rojas Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican Piri Thomas, author of Down These Mean Streets Edwin Torres (judge), author of Carlito's Way J. L. Torres, author of The Accidental Native and Boricua Passport Luz María Umpierre Edgardo Vega Yunqué (also Ed Vega), author of The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle In popular culture The life of Nuyorcan movement poet Miguel Piñero was portrayed in the 2001 Hollywood production Piñero, directed by Leon Ichaso and starring Benjamin Bratt in the title role. In the film, Piñero's love life, with both men and women, is depicted, including with his protégé Reinaldo Povod. The relationships are secondary to the life of the writer as an individual, as the movie shows a non-chronological portrayal of Piñero's development as both a poet and a person. The movie blends visual and audio segments shot in short, music/slam poetry videos with typical movie narratives to show Piñero's poetics in action. See also Puerto Rican migration to New York City Culture of New York City List of Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican Literature Puerto Rican Poetry References Further reading Allatson, Paul. Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies. Blackwell Publishing, 2007. Dávila, Arlene. Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Flores, Juan. "Creolite in the 'Hood: Diaspora as Source and Challenge. CENTRO Journal 16, no. 2 (Fall 2004):283–289. Flores, Juan. Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity. Houston: Arte Público Press, 1993. Flores, Juan. From Bomba to Hip-hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. La Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence M. Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora. Minneapolis: University