Manuel Puig
Argentine writer (1932–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Argentine author. For other uses, see Puig (disambiguation). For the Cuban rower, see Manuel Puig (rower).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puig and the second or maternal family name is Delledonne.
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990), commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth (Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, 1968), Boquitas pintadas (Heartbreak Tango, 1969), and El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1976) which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993.
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Born | (1932-12-28)December 28, 1932 General Villegas, Argentina |
Died | July 22, 1990(1990-07-22) (aged 57) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Period | 1968-1990 |
Literary movement | Postboom, Post-modernist |
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