Francisco Ibáñez was born in 1936 in Barcelona. For many years he alternated his work in the Banco Español de Crédito with his real vocation, until, in 1957, he decided to take the big step: to work exclusively for Editorial Bruguera.

Francisco Gutiérrez Carbajo is Professor of Spanish Literature and Madrid Member of the Reial Academia de Bones Lletres. He has served as Dean of Philology at UNED and Pte. A. Española in Semiotics. He has given courses in universities all over Europe and the Americas.

Professeur de littérature espagnole et membre correspondant pour Madrid de la Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres. Il a été doyen des études à l'UNED et président de l’Association espagnole de sémiotique. Il a enseigné dans plusieurs universités en Europe et en Amérique.