Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa

Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
Álberto Vázquez-Figueroa in Barcelona in 2009
Born
Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa

(1936-11-11) 11 November 1936
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
OccupationFiction writer, journalist, inventor, screenwriter, film director
NationalitySpanish
Alma materEscuela Oficial de Periodismo, Madrid
Period1953–present
Notable worksTuareg (1980)
Notable awardsHistorical Novel Prize Alfonso X El Sabio (2010)

Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa (born 11 October 1936 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands) is a Spanish novelist, inventor and industrialist. His novels have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Vázquez-Figueroa is the owner of A.V.F.S.L, a desalination company that uses a method of desalination by pressure that he invented.