Writer
Manuel Puig
Born December 28, 1932 in General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died July 22, 19908 films
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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8 films- 2025Kiss of the Spider WomanNovel
- 2005Tropic PathwayIdea
- 1997Happy TogetherNovel
- 1986El otroWriter
- 1985Kiss of the Spider WomanNovel
- 1982Pubis angelicalNovel
- 1978The Place Without LimitsCo-Writer
- 1974Painted LipsNovel