Manuel Puig
Actor | Writer | Novel
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne was an Argentine author, screenwriter and actor. Among his best-known novels are 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. In the mid-1970s, unhappy with the Peróns’ regime in Argentina and perhaps still seeking a life that would resemble the movies, Puig left his native country. He lived in Mexico, New York, a...
Place of Birth: General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of Birth: Dec 28, 1932
Date of Death: Jul 22, 1990
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