Marcelo Figueras (born 1962 in

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) is a writer and a screenwriter.

Novels

* ''El muchacho peronista'' * ''El espía del tiempo,'' (2002) * ''Kamchatka,'' 2003 (published in English in 2010 translated by

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) * ''La batalla del calentamiento,'' (2007) * ''Aquarium'' (2009).

Filmography (Screenplays)

*''Rosario Tijeras'' (2005) *''Peligrosa obsesión'' (2004) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Plata quemada'' (2000) aka ''Burnt Money'' and ''Burning Money''

Awards

Wins *

Cartagena Film Festival The Cartagena Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short ...

: Golden India Catalina Award; Best Screenplay for ''Kamchatka,'' 2003. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor Award; Best Adapted Screenplay, for ''Plata quemada,'' 2001. Nominated *

Ariel Awards The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

: Silver Ariel Award; Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source, for ''Rosario Tijeras,'' Mexico, 2006. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor Award; Best Original Screenplay, for ''Kamchatka,'' 2003.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueras, Marcelo 1962 births Living people Argentine male writers Argentine screenwriters Male screenwriters People from Buenos Aires