Manuel Rios Ruiz

About Manuel Ríos Ruíz

Birth

1934

Death

2018

First book

1988

Years writing

38

Spanish journalist and writer

Manuel Ríos Ruíz was born in the cradle of flamenco art, Jerez de la Frontera.

He stood out as a multifaceted figure by combining poetry with journalism and criticism.

His masterpiece is the Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary of Flamenco, a benchmark in the genre.

He wrote under the pseudonym M. Guadalquivir, paying homage to Spanish geography.

Throughout his career, he published a total of 21 works exploring culture and folk music.