Ángel Llorente Hernández holds a degree in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Valladolid and a PhD in Art History from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a secondary school teacher. He has been an honorary collaborator for postgraduate studies at the Complutense University and an Associate and Visiting Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid. He co-directed the course “Art and Politics in Spain (1939-2000)” at the El Escorial Summer University (Complutense University of Madrid). He is the author of the books *Art and Ideology in the Franco Regime (1936-1951)* (Madrid, 1995) and * Equipo 57* (Córdoba, 2003), and co-author of *L'Art de la Victoria*. Belles Artes i franquisme a Catalunya (Barcelona, ​​1996), Arte y política en España 1898 – 1939 (Granada, 2002) and La crítica de arte en España 1939-1976 (Madrid, 2004).