Known for Writing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Manuel Puig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
December 28, 1932
Died
July 22, 1990 (age 57)
Birthplace
General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Filmography
12 films


Kiss of the Spider Woman
2025 · 2h 8m
country: United Kingdom
Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.


Happy Together
1997 · 1h 36m
country: Hong Kong
A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.


Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · 2h
country: Brazil
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.


Pubis angelical
1982 · 1h 52m
country: Argentina
It's about three women, three stories, or perhaps a single story in different projections of time and space. The Mistress wishes to unravel the meaning of being a woman is the victim of Hollywood. Ana is the product of a society ruled or dominated by men.


Painted Lips
1974 · 2h
country: Argentina
The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.