Rafael Santos Torroella (1914, in Portbou – 2002, in Barcelona) was a Spanish art critic, translator and poet. Biography Brother of Àngels Santos Torroella, he wrote several books on Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, among others, and helped renovate the avant-garde art scene in Spain after the Spanish Civil War. Santos published his Antología Poética in 1952. He is considered as a major authority in the artistic universe. His bibliography is very important (references in all important libraries, not only in European countries but all around the world). A lot of books and works, particularly about Miró and Dalí, have really established his fame. But it seems that his life is not very well known. References 1914 births 2002 deaths People from Alt Empordà Spanish art critics Spanish translators Translators from Catalonia 20th-century Spanish writers University of Valladolid alumni Catalan–Spanish translators English–Spanish translators French–Spanish translators Translators to Catalan 20th-century translators