Mihura, a Spanish writer and journalist who was born in Madrid in 1905, was the son of actor, author and house manager Miguel Mihura Álvarez.

Eduardo Mendoza, 64, is a native of Barcelona who grew up in a literary home, which he says had a bearing on his decision to become a writer.

Marías was born in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao on June 13, 1958 but was raised in Madrid, where he studied cinema at university and currently lives.

A Spanish poet and prose author, Machado was a member of the literary movement known as the Generation of ’98 and is probably the most widely read writer from that period.

Mirko Lauer Holoubek, an esteemed professor with a long career in teaching and research, was born in Peru in 1947.

Born in Madrid in 1809, Larra studied law in Valladolid and medicine in Valencia, but at the age of 19 gave up his studies to pursue a career in journalism.

A novelist, translator and literary critic, Lago was born in Madrid in 1954.

Jiménez is a Spanish poet who was born in the southern town of Moguer in 1881 and died in Puerto Rico in 1958.

A Spanish poet born in Valladolid on Jan. 18, 1893, Guillén’s life paralleled that of his friend Pedro Salinas, whom he succeeded as a Spanish teaching assistant at the University of Paris’ College de Sorbonne from 1917 to 1923.

Goytisolo is a Spanish novelist who was born in Barcelona in 1931.