Rafael Pérez y Pérez

Rafael Pérez y Pérez (born 18 September 1891 in Quatretondeta, Province of Alicante, Spain – d. 24 April 1984 in Quatretondeta, Province of Alicante, Spain), was a popular Spanish writer of over 160 romantic novels from 1909 to 1971. He was one of the first writers to publish romance novels written in Spanish language. His novels have been translated into 22 languages, and had sold over 5 million copies by the year 1977, and some of his novels were adapted to film. Rafael Pérez y Pérez was born on 18 September 1891 in Quatretondeta, Province of Alicante, Spain. Amateur historian, in 1909 he won his first award with a historical monograph entitled Las Germanías de Valencia. He worked first as a teacher and then as primary education inspector. He began publishing in the 1920s, achieving great success until the 1940s, but he continued publishing until 1971, when his progressive blindness no longer allowed him to continue. His novels with a medieval setting were particularly successful. Five of his novels were adapted to film: Mariquita Monleón, Cuando pasa el amor, La niña de Ara, Muñequita and Inmaculada.