Aroa Moreno Durán (Madrid, 1981) is the author of "La Hija del Comunista" (The Communist's Daughter), winner of the Ojo Crítico prize in 2017 for the Best Novel of the Year and which has been translated into English, French, Italian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Portuguese and soon, German. She studied Journalism at the Complutense University in Madrid and has a master's in Editing from Salamanca University and another in Radio and Television. She has published two volumes of poetry: "Veinte Años Sin Lapices Nuevos" (Twenty Years Without New Pencils, Alumbre:2009) and "Jet Lag" (Baile del Sol: 2016). She is also the author of biographies of Frida Kahlo, "Viva la Vida" (Long Live Life) and Federico García Lorca "La Valiente Alegría" (Brave Joy) both published by Difusión in 2011. She has given workshops in journalism in Mexico and writes for various media outlets including Mercurio, Punto y Coma, and El Universo.