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 Gnoros
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