Enrique Jardiel Poncela

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Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Enrique Jardiel Poncela circa 1931
Born	Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901-10-15)15 October 1901 Madrid, Spain
Died	18 February 1952(1952-02-18) (aged 50) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, theatrical writer
Language	Spanish
Nationality	Spanish
Notable works	Amor se escribe sin hache, Eloísa está debajo de un almendro, Los ladrones somos gente honrada, Los habitantes de la casa deshabitada
Children	Evangelina Jardiel Poncela

Enrique Jardiel Poncela (15 October 1901 – 18 February 1952) was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works.

In 1932-33 and 1934 he was called to Hollywood to help with the Spanish-language versions shot in parallel to the English-language films.

His daughter, Evangelina, wrote a book entitled, Mi padre (My Father).