Antonio López-Peláez Manoja was born in León in 1967. In 1990 he gained a degree in English Philology, then in 1993 he moved to the city of Mérida where he now lives. Before Nada Puede el Sol he published a collection of stories, No te duermas mi amor mira la calle (KRK Ediciones 2003). He is currently working on his third book, Tierra Prometida.