Photo: Jorge Morales Piderit / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a soft spot for the black sheep of famous families, and Negro Piñera fits the part beautifully. While one brother became Chile's president and another a renowned economist, he picked up a guitar, ran nightclubs, and lived loudly on his own terms. There is real nerve in choosing the stage over the safe path your surname offers. His Asturian and Basque roots add a certain old-world texture to the story. He passed in 2025, but I suspect the soundtrack of Santiago's nights still carries an echo of him. Refusing to fit the mold is its own kind of legacy.
Overview
José Miguel Carlos "Negro" Piñera Echenique (18 October 1954 – 28 February 2025) was a Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician who was the youngest brother of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and of economist José Piñera. He married Argentinian model Belén Hidalgo in 2004 but divorced in 2011. Negro Piñera was of Asturian and Basque descent.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miguel Piñera Echenique
- Name (Japanese)
- ミゲル・ピニェラ
- Reading
- みげる・ぴにぇら
- Born
- October 18, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / entrepreneur / songwriter / guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Saint George's College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.