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Manuel Puig
AuthorBooks · Second hand1932-1990
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne, commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author and LGBTQ activist. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth, Boquitas pintadas, and El beso de la mujer araña 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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About Manuel Puig
Birth
1932
Death
1990
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne, commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author and LGBTQ activist. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth, Boquitas pintadas, and El beso de la mujer araña which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993.
Manuel Puig was born in General Villegas and became one of the most innovative voices in Argentine literature.
His masterpiece Boquitas pintadas is a fundamental reference in 20th-century Latin American narrative.
Kiss of the Spider Woman achieved worldwide fame after being adapted into both a film and a successful Broadway musical.
Beyond being a novelist, Puig excelled as a screenwriter and filmmaker, weaving his passion for cinema into his writing.
His unique style broke boundaries by incorporating elements of popular culture and film into his complex narrative structures.
