The "Third Episode" of this work is written as a series of exchanges between a young girl and an adv
The "Third Episode" of this work is written as a series of exchanges between a young girl and an advice columnist for Feminine World magazine.  Its minor characters include the adulterous Dr. Nastini as well as Captain Gnorostiaga, whose police report detailing a servant's murder of her boyfriend "Pancho" in her mistress' bed takes up much of the "Twelfth Episode."  The "First Episode" opens with a quote from the lyricist Homero Manzi and introduces the protagonist's lost love Nene via a letter. Like its author's previous novel, its narrative makes frequent references to the American cinema to illustrate events in Buenos Aires Province, this time with a focus on the tubercular Juan Carlos.  First published in Spanish with a title that translates as Little Painted Mouths, for 10 points, identify this novel,partially named for Argentina's national dance, a work by Manuel Puig.
The "Third Episode" of this work is written as a series of exchanges between a young girl and an advice columnist for Feminine World magazine.  
Heartbreak Tango or Boquitas Pintadas