is a writer, playwright and film director. He has written over twenty novels for children and young adults. Among others, the collection Los futbolísimos (‘Footballisms’) (Editorial SM), which has become the best selling saga of children’s literature in Spain in recent years and has been translated into many languages. He has written and directed, among others, the films El penalti más largo del mundo (The Longest Penalty Shot In The World) (nominated for a Goya for best screenplay), El club de los suicidas (The Suicide Club), Al final del camino (‘At The End Of The Road’) and the international co-production El sueño de Iván (Ivan’s Dream).

For theatre he has written the adaptations of Ocho apellidos vascos (‘Eight Basque Surnames’), El otro lado de la cama (The other side of the bed) and Per-versiones sexuales en Chicago (Sexual Perversity in Chicago) by David Mamet, among others. He has participated in a number of television series, is professor at the Official Cinema School in Madrid, and his short film Ruleta (‘Roulette’) was the first Spanish short to compete in the Official Section of the Cannes Film Festival.

Ana is his first novel for adults.