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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.

Manuel Puig

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Manuel Puig
Age: 57 †
Born: 1932
Born: December 28
Died: 1990
Died: July 22
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Screenwriter
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Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne
Writing
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