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Manuel Puig

Juan Manuel Puig is the Argentinian author whose best-known novel is Kiss of the Spider Woman (El beso de la mujer araña, 1976). Manuel Puig's stories were infused with sexuality and his love of…

Puig, Manuel

(Encyclopedia) Puig, ManuelPuig, Manuelmänwĕlˈ pwēg [key], 1932–90, Argentine novelist. He is considered one of Latin America's most creative writers, and his writing reflects the myths and realities…

Yasiel Puig

Yasiel Puig is an outfielder for Major League Baseball whose mysterious defection from Cuba in 2012 nearly overshadows his reputation as a heavy hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He grew up in…

Notable Figures in Cuba

Raul Castro, president of Cuba. Source: Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate via AP Biographies by Category: Athletes Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Leaders and Activists…

William Hurt

A cerebral leading man and offbeat character actor, William Hurt was one of the more distinctive Hollywood stars of the 1980s. Hurt won an Oscar for his leading role as a story-spinning prisoner in…

McNally, Terrence

(Encyclopedia) McNally, Terrence, 1939–2020, American playwright, b. St. Petersburg, Fla., grad. Columbia, 1960. Known for his dark humor, social satire, and focus on human isolation and the need to…

Manuel Noriega

General Manuel Noriega was the ruler of Panama from 1983 until 1989, when he was arrested by the United States on charges of drug trafficking. Noriega was convicted at a Miami trial in 1992 and…

Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel FangioBorn: June 24, 1911Argentine auto racer 5-time Formula One world champion (1951,54-57); 24 career wins, retired in 1958.Died: July 17, 1995Nick FaldoD - FMarshall Faulk…

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda is the gifted creator and star of the Broadway hits In The Heights and Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda was born to parents of Puerto Rican heritage in the Washington Heights section…

Manuel I, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Manuel I (Manuel Comnenus)Manuel Ikŏmnēˈnəs [key], c.1120–1180, Byzantine emperor (1143–80), son and successor of John II. He began his reign with a war against the Seljuk Turks, the…