Diego A. Manrique

Spanish music journalist and writer Diego Alfredo Manrique (Pedrosa de Valdeporres, Burgos, 1950) best known as Diego A. Manrique. He have the Award of Cultural Journalism given by Spanish state institution, given in 2014. Also Premio Ondas in 2001. The most relevant musical journalist about music in Spain since 1975, he worked as staff member or/and freelance from the underground to the mainstream media services, press, radio and television, some of his work: Magazines: Triunfo, Disco Express, Star, Vibraciones, Rock Espezial, Rockdelux, Ruta 66, Efe Eme (founder and director), Rolling Stones among others magazines, Generalist press: EL PAÍS and El País Semanal (since mid 80s to present) Radio: Radio Burgos (70s), RNE Radio 3 in Diario pop with Ordovas (1982-84), Solo para ellas (1984-?), Ambigú (1992-2010), alos in RNE Radio 1 (La madriguera 2007-2008), general director of Radio 3 (2008-2012) Television: Popgrama (1979-1980) or Caja de ritmos (1983), Pop qué (199 ), ¡Que noche la de aquel año! or FM-2 (1988) Books: El Rock Macarra, Jinetes en la tormenta (Espasa) among others as solo author and co-author