Alberto Salcedo Ramos (Barranquilla, Colombia, 1963) is the author of various non-fiction works, including La eterna parranda (The Eternal Spree), De un hombre obligado a levantarse con el pie derecho (A Man Obliged to Get Up/Get Dressed with his Right Foot), Botellas de náufrago (Bottles from a Shipwreck) and El oro y la oscuridad (Gold and Darkness) A Master of the journalistic foundation, Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano, he has taught workshops in journalism in various countries. His work has also been included in numerous anthologies, both in Spain and other European countries.