Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and one has been made into a TV series.
Henry Darrow was an American character actor of stage and film known for his role as Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s television series The High Chaparral. In film, Darrow played the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher. During the 1970s and 1980s, he was seen in numerous guest starring television roles. Darrow replaced Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Zorro's father Don Alejandro de la Vega in the 1990s television series Zorro.
Neal Shusterman is an American writer of young adult fiction. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his book Challenger Deep and his novel, Scythe, was a 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor book.
Joan Lingard MBE was a Scottish writer. Lingard was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,) but spent many years living in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Antonia San Juan Fernández is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter.
Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Disney Experiences, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints include Disney Editions, Disney Press, Kingswell, Freeform, and Hyperion Books for Children. It has creative centers in Glendale, California, and Milan, Italy.
Elvira Lindo is a Spanish journalist and writer.
Mariola Fuentes is a Spanish actress.
Lucio Godoy is a Spanish-Argentine film composer and music producer.
Miguel Albaladejo is a Spanish screenwriter and film director.
Bárbara Mujica is an American scholar, novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She is an Emeritus Professor of Spanish at Georgetown University. Her novels include Frida (2001), Sister Teresa (2007), and Miss del Río (2022).
Roland Smith is an American author of young adult fiction as well as nonfiction books for children.
Usun Yoon is a South Korean TV host, actress, and reporter based in Spain.
Ángeles González-Sinde Reig is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as Minister of Culture of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. Her appointment was received with anger and rejection by the Spanish Internet Community, due to González-Sinde's opposition to P2P file sharing and the alleged conflict of interest due to her ties to the film industry. A strict anti-piracy law enacted in Spain in December 2011 has become known colloquially as Ley Sinde, or the Sinde Law, as she was seen as the primary backer of the measure.
The Mysterious Benedict Society is a quartet of children's books by Trenton Lee Stewart chronicling the adventures of four children, initially gathered together by the eccentric Mr. Benedict. The first children's novels written by Stewart, each of the first three books were published annually from 2007 to 2009, with the fourth installment following a decade later. A prequel novel detailing the backstory of Mr. Benedict was released in 2012, called The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict.
Manuel Prieto Comesaña, known artistically as Manuel Manquiña, is a Spanish actor from Galicia.
Manuel Andrés González was a Spanish writer and actor known for his role as Julián Pastor in the TV series La que se avecina.
David Castillo Martínez is a Spanish actor. His breakout role bringing him popularity was his performance as Jonathan in the sitcom Aída, aired from 2005 to 2014.
Heartstopper is an ongoing LGBTQ+ young adult graphic novel and webcomic series written and illustrated by British author Alice Oseman. It follows the lives of Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring as they meet and fall in love. The series is a prequel to Oseman's 2015 novella, Nick and Charlie, although the characters originally appeared in her 2014 novel, Solitaire.
