Corín Tellado

Corín Tellado (April 25, 1927, to April 11, 2009) was a prominent Spanish writer of romance novels and photo novels that were best-sellers in various Spanish-language nations. Due to the strict restrictions of the Spanish government, her books were unlike those of other contemporaneous Western European romance novelists in that they were typically set in the present and did not contain sexuality. Her writing style was straightforward, and her characters were depicted in a direct manner.

She authored over 4,000 novels and sold over 400 million copies worldwide, with many of them being translated into many languages. She was voted the most read Spanish writer after Miguel de Cervantes by UNESCO in 1962, and she was recognized in the 1994 Guinness World Records as having sold the most books published in Spanish.

Detailed Information:

Min. estimated sales: 400 million

Max. estimated sales: 400 million

Original language: Spanish

Genre and/or major works: Romance

Number of books: 4,000