Behind the curtains

Carmen Martín Gaite was an award winning Spanish author. She wrote in many genres, including novels, short stories, and essays. She also wrote screenplays. Born in Salamanca, over the course of her life she won various awards, including the Prince of Asturias Awards in 1988, the Award Premio Castilla y León de las Letras in 1992, and the Premio Acebo de Honor awarded to her life work. She was married to fellow writer Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio. - Source: Wikipedia