Pietri biography
Nuyorican slang.
Introduction to Latina and Latino Literature/Pedro Pietri
Pedro Pietri
[edit | edit source]Brief Biography
[edit | edit source]Pedro Pietri was born on March 21, to Francisco and Petra Pietri.
He would be one of five children that the family had.
Pietri biography
Pietri died aboard a plane going to New York from Tijuana where he had been seeking treatment for a fatal illness that he had contracted after serving in the military during the Vietnam War. Pietri is well known for “Puerto Rican Obituary” and The Masses Are Asses.
Pietri was Part of the Young Lords movement that took place in Spanish Harlem during the 70’s, he was an active member of this movement although it was suppressed by the police for fear that it would create a large uprising. Pietri was a strong independista who believed that Puerto Rico should break off of the United States and govern themselves.
Place in Latina/o Literature
[edit | edit source]Pedro Pietri was part of the 20th century Nuyorican movement. He was a