Marcelo Figueras (born 1962 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

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) is an Argentine 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 ''Burnt Money'' () is a 2000 action thriller directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. Starring Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eduardo Noriega, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Brédice and Ricardo Bartis, it is based on Ricard ...

'' (2000) aka ''Burnt Money'' and ''Burning Money''

Awards

Wins *

Cartagena Film Festival The Cartagena Film Festival (), 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 films. The Cartagena Film Festival, which is held ever ...

: Golden India Catalina Award; Best Screenplay for ''Kamchatka,'' 2003. *

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards The Argentine Film Critics Association () is an organization of Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. The association presents the ''Silver Condor Awards'' (''Premios Cóndor de Plata'') honoring achievements in Argentine cinema. The aw ...

: Silver Condor Award; Best Adapted Screenplay, for ''Plata quemada,'' 2001. Nominated *

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: 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 screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters Writers from Buenos Aires