Antonio Gala was a Spanish playwright, novelist, poet and essayist. He retired from public life after announcing in 2011 that he suffered from colon cancer.
"Rest in peace, your work remains forever," Spain's Culture Minister Miquel Iceta tweeted. Gala, born on October 2, 1936, had an early start in his career since at the age of five he wrote a short story and at seven his first play. He was awarded the Calderón de la Barca National Prize for his comedy Los Verdes Campos del Edén.