Manuel Alberca (Arenales, Ciudad Real, 1951) is a doctor in Spanish philology from the Complutense University of Madrid and professor of Spanish literature at the University of Malaga. He has been visiting professor at various European universities and is a member of the Biographical Studies Unit of the University of Barcelona. Among his numerous works on auto/biographical literature, the titles la máscara o la vida stand out. From fiction to autofiction, invisible writing. Testimonies about the intimate diary, the sword and the word. Life of Valle Inclan, and the ambiguous pact.