Almudena Grandes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Almudena Grandes
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1960(1960-05-07)
Age	64
Birthplace	Madrid
Country	Spain
Birth City	Community of Madrid
Horoscope	Taurus

Almudena Grandes Biography

Almudena Grandes is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on May 7, 1960 in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain. Almudena Grandes Hernandez, Madrid (7 May 1960), is a Spanish writer. She was awarded the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize.

Some statements made by a writer at the El corazon Helado book presentation in March 2007 caused controversy. [20] She joked that she would silence any voices she felt were provoking her. Sources say that this was a reference to Federico Jimenez Losantos, a right-wing radio announcer. [20] It was later interpreted that the reference was to right-wing radio announcers like Federico Jimenez Losantos. Almudena Grandes, a critic of the Partido Popular, said that the Spanish right was more like the II Republic than the Franco government. She claimed that it is in a country “by the graces of God” and where it can claim the right of rule.

Later in her career, with Ines y la alegria (2010), she got the prize of literature “Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz”.

The author Almudena Grandes is a regular columnist for the newspaper El País and a contributor for radio programs such as Cadena SER. She has distinguished herself due to her political positions, having shown her public support for Izquierda Unida above (for example, in the 2011 general elections). With regard to recent statements she has made about the current political situation in Spain, the author has claimed that for the general elections of 2015 “she has not opted for any party” since, in her view, none of them represent her ideology right now. During an interview in April 2010, when she was asked since when she had started to become a supporter of the left, she answered that “like many other vital ideological issues within her mind, she was drawn towards the left through reading”.

She studied history and geography at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Luis Garcia Montero is her husband. She won the 1989 La Sonrisa Vertical Prize with her erotic novel Las edades de Lulu. It has been translated into many languages. Bigas Luna made a movie based on this book, as did Gerardo Herrero with Malena es un nombre de tango and Juan Vicente Cordoba with El lenguaje de los balcones in his film Aunque tu no lo sepas.

Almudena Grandes Net Worth

Almudena Grandes is one of the richest Writer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Almudena Grandes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Grandes’ most famous controversies are found in Las tres bodas de Manolita. Also inspired by the Spanish Civil War. In this work, one of the last scenes coincided unexpectedly with reality. The author has drawn two main characters in the work previously mentioned, with two historical figures: Franco Antonio Gonzalez Pacheco (nicknamed Billy “el Nino”) and Roberto Conesa. Martin Villa presented the silver police medal as Honorary Memberiship in July 1977 to Antonio Gonzalez Pacheco (an ex-member of Franco’s police force). He was awarded the gold police medal by Commissioner Roberto Conesa. This is exactly what Grandes’ Work reveals. It mentions both characters receiving merit badges as a result of being members of Franco’s police department.

Emilie L. Bergmann stated that her 1989 novel Las edades de Lulu (“eroticism in women’s writing”) was a major breakthrough.

Almudena Grandes is a regular columnist of El País newspaper and a radio broadcaster on Cadena SER. She has been distinguished because of her left political position, having shown her public support for Izquierda Unida (a left-wing Spanish party). Because of this, in April 2007, she was one of the signatories of a manifesto, in which a group of intellectuals considered it unacceptable to commit acts of terrorism; in addition, during the demonstration after ETA’s attack on T-4 of Madrid Airport, she read the statement “For peace, life, liberty and against terrorism.” That tragedy, in which two people died, was the end of the “ceasefire” that kept the terrorist organization in the negotiations between the government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and the criminal organization.

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Almudena Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Almudena Grandes celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.