Manuel Puig

Known for

Writing

Born

December 28, 1932

Birthplace

General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died

July 22, 1990 (aged 57)

Biography

Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990) was an Argentine author, commonly called Manuel Puig. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth(Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, 1968), Boquitas pintados (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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