Fernando Riquelme is an economist, writer and arts promotor, especially in the theatre. As a screenwriter he won the 1997 Institució de les Lletres Catalanes prize for 'El desconocido'. He founded the cultural magazines 'Set i mig' and 'Rrabia' and has written various novels, including 'El Paraíso era una canción', which won the Qué Leer prize in 2008 with a first print-run of 50,000.