Gustavo Prieto García

Gustavo Prieto, Valladolid (1979), studied TV Production in his hometown and went to Madrid to try his luck in the world of cinema. He worked in several production companies and made several short films with which he won multiple nominations and awards all over the world. By then he made his first steps in the world of literature and published several stories. After six years in the capital, he moved to Manchester (United Kingdom) where he was surviving with different jobs. From cleaning rooms in hotels to having the opportunity to record videos of Muslim weddings. From this experience he wrote his first book Mi Manchester. Microrrelatos de un inmigrante (2015). Then he decided to take the backpack and spent more than seven months traveling in Europe and Asia. A trip that took on a low budget to travel as long as possible, so he hitchhiked and slept in other people's houses to save money. On the way back, he captured his adventure in his first travel book titled Mochilero de provincias. De Europa a Asia (2016) Not happy with this, save again, this time, go to America. From Chile it started to descend until reaching the southernmost point of America, Ushuaia, and traveled through all the American countries until, after ten months, it crossed the Pacific coast by road, sea and air and reached the north of Alaska where it ended another of his best exploits. His latest book talks about fears, happiness and dreams. Mochilero de provincias. Mi ruta Panamericana (2018)