Manuel Puig

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1932. December 28.
Place of birth: General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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 (K...