(Madrid, 1955) Spanish novelist, journalist and scriptwriter. Co-producer and scriptwriter of the films
Valentina and
Crónica del alba, both based on the works by Ramón J. Sender. Author of
Senderos de libertad (1992)
, El pie de Jaipur (1995),
Las montañas de Buda (1997)
and La mundialización de la pobreza (1999). He has also published
Pasión india (2005), based on the life of a Spanish dancer who married the Maharajah of Kapurthala,
El sari rojo (2008), the real story of a European woman trapped in the intrigues of the Nehru-Gandhi family; award-winning
El imperio eres tú (2011), and A flor de piel (Seix Barral, 2015). His latest book is
Nos quieren muertos (
They Want Us Dead), a story about Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López.