Manuel Puig
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Manuel Puig was an Argentine novelist and screenwriter known for his innovative, pop-culture-infused narrative style and works such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manuel Puig canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T834677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manuel Puig Context triple: [Latin American Boom, notableAuthor, Manuel Puig]
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A.
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes was a prominent Mexican novelist, essayist, and diplomat whose innovative, politically engaged fiction made him one of the central figures of the Latin American literary boom.
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B.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and screenwriter best known for his experimental, wordplay-rich novel "Tres tristes tigres" and his critical portrayals of post-revolutionary Cuba.
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C.
José Donoso
José Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer associated with the Latin American Boom, known for his darkly imaginative, psychologically complex works such as "The Obscene Bird of Night."
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D.
Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz is a Guatemalan former professional footballer and prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, journalist, and master of magical realism, best known for works like "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manuel Puig Target entity description: Manuel Puig was an Argentine novelist and screenwriter known for his innovative, pop-culture-infused narrative style and works such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
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A.
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes was a prominent Mexican novelist, essayist, and diplomat whose innovative, politically engaged fiction made him one of the central figures of the Latin American literary boom.
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B.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and screenwriter best known for his experimental, wordplay-rich novel "Tres tristes tigres" and his critical portrayals of post-revolutionary Cuba.
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C.
José Donoso
José Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer associated with the Latin American Boom, known for his darkly imaginative, psychologically complex works such as "The Obscene Bird of Night."
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D.
Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz is a Guatemalan former professional footballer and prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, journalist, and master of magical realism, best known for works like "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argentine writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| birthName | Manuel Puig self-link ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argentina ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Argentina
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1932-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Buenos Aires
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surface form:
Universidad de Buenos Aires
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| employer | Italian film industry ⓘ |
| familyName | Puig ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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screenplay ⓘ |
| givenName | Manuel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Kiss of the Spider Woman
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surface form:
Kiss of the Spider Woman (film)
Kiss of the Spider Woman ⓘ
surface form:
Kiss of the Spider Woman (stage musical)
|
| influencedBy |
American cinema
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surface form:
Hollywood cinema
popular culture ⓘ radio serials ⓘ tango ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement |
Latin American literature
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| name | Manuel Puig self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Argentine ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Betrayed by Rita Hayworth
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Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages ⓘ Heartbreak Tango ⓘ Kiss of the Spider Woman ⓘ Pubis Angelical ⓘ The Buenos Aires Affair ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | General Villegas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cuernavaca
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surface form:
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| style |
dialogue-driven storytelling
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experimental narrative techniques ⓘ use of pop-culture references ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manuel Puig Description of subject: Manuel Puig was an Argentine novelist and screenwriter known for his innovative, pop-culture-infused narrative style and works such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.