Julio Cortázar

Julio Cortázar was born on Aug 26, 1914 in Belgium. Julio Cortázar's big-screen debut came with La cifra impar directed by Manuel Antin in 1962. Julio Cortázar is known for Blow-Up directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Vanessa Redgrave stars as Jane and Sarah Miles as Patricia. The upcoming new movie Julio Cortázar plays is Historias de Cronopios y de Famas which will be released on Aug 28, 2014.

One of the most important Argentinian writers of all time, Julio Cortazar was born in Belgium. When he was a child he went with his parents to Argentina. She stayed in Buenos Aires until 1951, when he went to Paris and he stayed in France until his death. His first book of short stories was "Bestiario" published in 1951. After this, he wrote many books of short stories like "Final del Juego" (1956), "Todos los fuegos el fuego" (1966), "Las armas secretas" (1964). In this last book he wrote the story "El perseguidor" based in the life of the great alto sax player Charlie Parker. His most celebrated book was the novel "Rayuela" (1963). His short story "Las Babas del Diablo" was adapted by