Education
At the age of 12 Lindo moved to Madrid, where she studied journalism.
Actor journalist screenwriter writer
At the age of 12 Lindo moved to Madrid, where she studied journalism.
She did not get her degree, as she began to work in television and radio as a speaker, actress and scriptwriter. Her first novel was based on one of her fictional radio characters, the madrileño boy Manolito Gafotas, who has become a classic of Spanish children"s literature. Manolito is the son of a trucker and lives a humble life in the working-class quarter of Carabanchel.
The character was the protagonist of several first-person novels written with a solid style that includes humour, irony and sharp social criticism.
Lindo has also written adult novels and plays. She is the screenwriter of the film Louisiana primera noche de mi vida, and collaborated with director Miguel Albaladejo on the screenplays for Manolito Gafotas and Ataque verbal.
She often writes for the Spanish-language newspaper El País, contributing editorials, and writes freelance work for other magazines and newspapers. Her next book, Lo que me queda por vivir was released on September 3 2010.