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Elvira Lindo

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in Cádiz, Spain

January 23, 1962

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Elvira Lindo is a Spanish journalist and writer.

At the age of 12 Lindo moved to Madrid, where she studied journalism. She did not get her degree, as she began to work in television and radio as a speaker, actress and scriptwriter. Her first novel was based on one of her fictional radio characters, the madrileño boy Manolito Gafotas, who has become a classic of Spanish children's literature. Manolito is the son of a trucker and lives a humble life in the working-class quarter of Carabanchel. The character was the protagonist of several first-person novels written with a solid style that includes humour, irony and sharp social criticism.

Lindo has also written adult novels and plays; she is the screenwriter of the film La primera noche de mi v ...more

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En contra de la libertad ilimitada

Urge tomar medidas, dejar a un lado nuestros hermosos principios de blindaje de la libertad, y aceptar que poner límites es una manera de proteger a quien carece de un amparo básico. No podemos cederlo todo al castigo cuando se produce un hecho condenable, hay que ser valientes, comprometerse con una abierta educación sexual, tanto en los centros públicos como en esos concertados a los que permiti

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Average rating: 4.15 · 73,226 ratings · 8,086 reviews · 132 distinct works • Similar authors

	Manolito Gafotas (Manolito Gafotas, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,414 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A corazón abierto 3.82 avg rating — 2,474 ratings — published 2020 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pobre Manolito (Manolito Gafotas, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 2,328 ratings — published 1995 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En la boca del lobo 3.72 avg rating — 2,281 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¡Cómo molo! (Manolito Gafotas, #3) by Elvira Lindo, Emilio Urberuaga (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,976 ratings — published 1996 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los trapos sucios (Manolito Gafotas, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 1,940 ratings — published 1997 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yo y el Imbécil (Manolito Gafotas, #6) by Elvira Lindo, Emilo Urberuaga (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 1,859 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manolito on the road (Manolito Gafotas, #5) by Elvira Lindo, Emilio Urberuaga (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 1,641 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una palabra tuya 3.90 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mejor Manolo (Manolito Gafotas, #8) by Elvira Lindo, Emilio Urberuaga (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Manolito Gafotas (9 books)
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Olivia (7 books)
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Quotes by Elvira Lindo (?)

“-Cuando te ocurre algo malo tienes que pensar que se te pasará aunque tú no lo creas, se te pasara, y a veces te acordarás de las cosas como si le hubieran pasado a otro
-¿y tú por qué lo sabes?
-porque me lo dijo mi padre una vez”
― Elvira Lindo, Manolito Gafotas

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“A la memoria de mi padre, que nunca quiso tenerme tan lejos.”
― Elvira Lindo, Noches sin dormir: último invierno en Nueva York

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“El miedo lleva al pensamiento por caminos inesperados.”
― Elvira Lindo, Una palabra tuya

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