The Cordoban writer Leopoldo de Luis He is considered one of the most important social poets of the Spanish post-war period. Born in 1918, he spent his childhood in Valladolid until, at the age of seventeen, he moved to Madrid. Since 1937, his lyrical output comprises more than thirty titles, among which the following stand out: Romance, Dawn of the Son (1946) Guest of a somber time (1948) Fair play (1957) The light is by our side (1964) Just like gray gloves (1979) A girl moves the curtain (1983) and Of fear and misery (1985), among others.

Contributor to literary magazines such as Bulrush, Chant, insula, Papeles de Son Armadans, Spanish poetry o Western MagazineThis poet, anthropologist, and essayist is also notable for his work in the field of literary criticism. He is the author of, among other titles, Antonio Machado, example and lesson (1975) and Life and work of Vicente Aleixandre (1978), Luis was awarded many prizes such as the Ausias March in 1968, the National Literature Prize in 1979 or the National Prize for Spanish Letters in 2003. He died in November 2005 in Madrid.