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Corín Tellado

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Spanish romantic novelist (1927-2009)

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María del Socorro Tellado López, known as Corín Tellado, was a Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language countries. She published more than 4,000 titles and sold more than 400 million books which have been translated into several languages.

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1999Medal of Asturias
1998Gold Medal of Work Merit
1995Dearest Son of El Franco

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María del Socorro Tellado López, known as Corín Tellado, was a Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language countries. She published more than 4,000 titles and sold more than 400 million books which have been translated into several languages. She was listed in the 1994 Guinness World Records as having sold the most books written in Spanish, and earlier in 1962 UNESCO declared her the most read Spanish writer after Miguel de Cervantes.

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Spain
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2009 · aged 81
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19 languages

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