Marcial Lafuente Estefanía

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lafuente and the second or maternal family name is Estefanía.
Marcial Lafuente Estefanía
Born
Marcial Antonio Lafuente Estefanía

(1903-06-13)13 June 1903
Toledo, Spain
Died7 August 1984(1984-08-07) (aged 81)
Madrid, Spain
Pen nameM. L. Estefanía, Tony Spring, Arizona, María Luisa Beorlegui, Cecilia de Iraluce, Dan Lewis, Dan Luce
OccupationWriter
Genrewestern fiction, romance novel
SpouseMaría Luisa Beorlegui Carril
ChildrenFrancisco Lafuente Beorlegui, Federico Lafuente Beorlegui

Marcial Lafuente Estefanía (Spanish: [maɾˈθjal laˈfwente estefaˈnia]; (13 June 1903 Toledo-7 August 1984 Madrid) was a prolific Spanish writer of romance and western fiction, widely considered as the leading voice of the latter genre in the Hispanic world. The most conservative sources estimate he wrote 2,600 books.

Eventually, his sons, Francisco and Federico and his grandson Francisco, would join the family business by churning out novels under his name.

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