Manuel Puig

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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.

Most Popular Manuel Puig Trailers

Total trailers found: 11

Happy Together Trailer (1997)

30 May 1997

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 Trailer (2025)

09 October 2025

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency.

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman Trailer (2008)

25 June 2008

Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy.

Painted Lips Trailer (1974)

23 May 1974

The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.

Pubis angelical Trailer (1982)

12 August 1982

It's about three women, three stories, or perhaps a single story in different projections of time and space.

El otro Trailer (1986)

24 April 1986

A novelist travels to the country to learn the problems of a friend's shy son and runs into an intruder.

Kiss of the Spider Woman Trailer (1985)

26 July 1985

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 Place Without Limits Trailer (1978)

28 April 1978

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.

Regreso a Coronel Vallejos Trailer (2018)

16 August 2018

A bitter postcard of the town of the Buenos Aires countryside that Argentinean writer Manuel Puig (1932-90) portrayed with singular mastery, based on his own land, a town named General Villegas.

The Last Supper Trailer (1976)

13 March 1976

A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Tropic Pathway Trailer (2005)

24 February 2005

Follow the adventures of Kiss of the Spider Woman scribe Manuel Puig portrayed by Fabio Aste, who left Argentina after being persecuted for his homosexuality and settled in exile in Rio de Janiero in this intimate drama from filmmaker Javier Torre.