Carlos Quílez – IPD – IPD Talent Agency

CARLOS
QUÍLEZ

Writer and Journalist
Representation: Global

One of the most reputable investigative journalists in Spain and author of 11 novels and essays on police and judicial themes.

With a degree in Journalism from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a Master’s in Judicial Journalism from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Carlos has worked in some of the main media companies in Spain, such as SER, Sexta, TV3, Onda Cero, RAC1, etc.

Since 2015, he has been directing the digital newspaper El Taquígrafo.com, specialized in judicial, police, and investigative reporting.

His novel «Mala Vida» (Ed. Aguilar, 2008) received the prestigious International Black Novel Award Rodolfo Walsh at the Semana Negra de Gijón.

Currently, he directs and presents his first criminal chronicle podcast titled Historias de la Mala Vida. And he can be seen every day in the crime section of the program Y ahora Sonsoles (Antena3), the leading TV program in its time slot in Spain.

BIO
BIBLIOGRAPHY

1990 – 2010 CADENA SER In charge of the police and judicial information section of the News Services

2010 – 2013 OAC Director of Analysis for the Anti-Fraud and Against Corruption Office of the Generalitat de Catalunya

2013 ECONOMIA DIGITAL Head of Research

2014 – 2015 CRONICA GLOBAL Head of Research

2015 – 2023 LA SEXTA Head of Research, with regular collaborations in the News Services and the programs Al Rojo Vivo, Más Vale Tarde, and La Sexta Noche

2015 – Present EL TAQUIGRAFO.COM Director of the digital newspaper eltaquigrafo.com, specialized in judicial, police, and investigative reporting. And of the digital newspaper requetecomo.com, specialized in gastronomy. Both belonging to the TAQMedia group

2023 – Present Y AHORA SONSOLES In charge of the crime section of the afternoon magazine of Antena3, leader in Spanish television

Regular contributor to other media such as TV3, Onda Cero, RAC1, or 8TV among many others.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 – El Contragolpe (Ed. Península)
2016 – Sigue la Mala Vida (Ed. Alrevés)
2016 – Diamantes Sucios (Crónica Global)
2012 – Cerdos y Gallinas (Ed. Alrevés)
2009 – La Soledad de Patricia (RBA) / La Solitud de Patricia (Ed. La Magrana; Catalan version)
2008 – Mala Vida (Ed. Aguilar)
2006 – Piel de Policía (Ed. Roca) coescrita con Andreu Martín.
2005 – Psicópata (Ed. Horizonte y Alhena) / Psicòpata (Ed. Cossetània; Catalan version)
2004 – Golpe a la Virreina (Grijalbo) / Cop a la Virreina (Plaza & Janés; Catalan version) co-written with Andreu Martín.
2002 – Atracadores (Ed. Cossetània)

AWARDS
2009 – International Award Rodolfo Walsh at La Semana Negra de Gijón for Mala Vida
2009 – Crims de Tinta (Ink Crimes) Award for La Solitud de Patricia.

CARLOSQUÍLEZ

CARLOS
QUÍLEZ