José Suárez Carreño (1915–2002) was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement. He was born in Guadalupe, Mexico, but lived in Madrid from an early age.
He was awarded the Adonais Prize in 1945 for his book Edad del hombre (age of man), the Nadal Prize in 1949 for his book Las últimas horas (the last hours) and the Lope de Vega theatre prize for his drama Condenados (the condemned).
(All films listed here were based on his novels, with the exception of Condenados, which was a play)