Enrique Pérez Escrich

Born in Valencia on October 6, 1829, he went on to become a Spanish writer and playwright, later dying in Madrid on April 24, 1897. He is commonly described as one of the notable Spanish masters of the 19th-century folletín, the serialized popular fiction that captivated newspaper and magazine readers.

He also wrote under the pseudonyms Carlos Peña-Rubia and Tello. His reputation during his lifetime rested on his ability to produce widely read, dramatic stories with strong emotional appeal, which made him a familiar name for readers of popular literature in Spain.

Today, he is remembered less as a canonical literary celebrity than as an important figure in the reading culture of his time: a writer whose novels and plays reflected the tastes, rhythms, and publishing habits of the 1800s.