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* Roberto Santiago, the best-selling national author in the Children's Literature category, lives between Madrid and Tenerife.
* The creator of the renowned SM children's saga that mixes football and mystery attends this Friday, February 23, a macro meeting with more than 800 readers at the Colegio Hispano Inglés, at 11:00 am. And in the afternoon, at 6:00 p.m., he will sign books at the El Barco de Papel bookstore in El Sauzal.
* Los Futbolísimos, 10 years of history in capital letters: more than 4 million copies sold in Spain, translated into 12 languages, exported to 16 countries and which has inspired a film and a musical. Discover here the reason for its success.
Madrid, February 21, 2024.- More than 800 Tenerife schoolchildren will enjoy this Friday a super meeting with the author of Los Futbolísimos, SM's successful children's literary saga that mixes football and mystery and that has legions of fans behind it. Its creator, Roberto Santiago, who lives between Madrid and Tenerife, is currently the best-selling Spanish author of Children's Literature. "Meetings with students are fundamental to my work as a writer because they connect you with readers," says Santiago.
This Friday, February 23, they will meet with 800 Primary school girls and boys from various schools in Tenerife at the Colegio Hispano Inglés (Rambla de Santa Cruz, 94. Santa Cruz de Tenerife), at 11:00 am. There he will reveal the creative process behind the stories that most engage them. And in the afternoon, at 6:00 p.m., she will sign books at the El Barco de Papel bookstore in El Sauzal.
Los Futbolísimos is a collection that makes readers, as demonstrated by its 10 years of history in capital letters: more than 4 million copies sold in Spain, translated into 12 languages, exported to 16 countries and which has inspired a film and a musical. Discover here the keys to its success. A very personal voice that connects with the little ones, SM proposed to Roberto Santiago that he combine football and mystery in a collection of children's books and there a gang was born, with a lot of humor and values such as tolerance, teamwork, friendship and Respect for others.
“When you write books for children, the most important thing is that they get hooked and the second thing, just as important, is that they have values, like those of Los Futbolísimos,” he says. Santiago "has a very personal voice that connects very well with the children because he himself connects very well with the child he was. He does not try to imitate anyone or speak like the children of today do. In the end, the most personal is the most universal,” says Berta Márquez, editorial manager of Children's and Young People's Literature at SM and editor of the collection.
The author of the renowned children's saga has turned nine boys and girls who play soccer and solve mysteries into a literary phenomenon with millions of followers around the world. With this collection, things have been done that had never been done in children's and youth literature: such as interactive novels, in which the children have guided Roberto Santiago, week by week, to write the story; a crossover between two collections; fill theaters and stadiums with children excited about books..."
If you want to attend or interview Roberto Santiago, write to us at: comunicacionsm@info.grupo-sm.com
Super meeting "Los Futbolísimos" with Roberto Santiago
Day: this Friday, February 23
Time: 11:00 am Place: Colegio Hispano Inglés (Rambla de Santa Cruz, 94. Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
Participating: Roberto Santiago and 800 children Signing at the El Barco de Papel bookstore (El Sauzal)
Day: this Friday, February 23
Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: El Barco de Papel Bookstore (Avenida Inmaculada Concepción, 18, El Sauzal. Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
Participating: Roberto Santiago The author
Roberto Santiago book details
Born in Madrid in 1968, he is a national bestseller, thanks to children's adventure sagas such as Los Futbolísimos and Los Forasteros del Tiempo, by SM, which already exceed 5 million copies sold in Spain. In 2016 he won the SM El Barco de Vapor Award for Children's Literature with Los Protectores. He is also the author of novels for adults; among them, The Rebellion of the Good, with which he won the 2023 Fernando Lara Novel Prize; and Ana, which he adapted for television in the series Ana Tramel, with actress Maribel Verdú as the protagonist.
In addition to being a television, theater and film scriptwriter, he is a director. As a football fan, he has directed the films Iván's Dream and The Longest Penalty in the World. Los Futbolísimos 24. The mystery of the magical filming. Author: Roberto Santiago Illustrator: Carles Lluch Pages: 328 pages Age: From 10 years Synopsis: In Seville the Girl is filming a movie. It is a remake of The Wizard of Oz. And the most incredible thing is that they have hired us, the Futbolísimos! We are going to appear in the movie playing soccer with the great actress Madison Brillante! Until filming began and very strange things began to happen. In the cinema nothing is what it seems...
This book is volume 24 of SM's successful children's collection that includes illustrations and chapters in comic format.
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