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Born December 28, 1932 • Argentina
Died July 22, 1990 (aged 57) • Cuernavaca • Mexico
Notable Works “Betrayed by Rita Hayworth” • “Heartbreak Tango” • “Kiss of the Spider Woman” • “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Augusto Roa Bastos
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Ernesto Sábato, 1985.
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Leopoldo Lugones
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Cortázar, Julio
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Tomás Eloy Martínez
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Ariel Dorfman
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Ricardo Piglia
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José Bianco
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Ricardo Güiraldes
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José Mármol
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Benito Lynch
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Eduardo Mallea
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