Mediapro acquires the audiovisual rights to 'What hides your name'

Clara Sánchez's best seller, which won the Nadal Prize in 2010, already has over a million copies and 52 reissues.

What are the people around us hiding? What if innocence was just a mask hiding reality? What your name hides, a psychological thriller full of intrigue and revenge is one of the next audiovisual projects of the Mediparo group. The production company has acquired the rights to the novel by Clara Sánchez and its second part, When the light comes.

The novel published by Destino has achieved great success among readers, as well as recognition from critics. The novel has been translated in a total of 25 countries such as Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Poland, China, Russia, Bulgaria, Egypt and Romania. Awarded the Rome and Baccante awards, the work has been particularly successful in Italy, where it has enthused readers. This is demonstrated by sales. Since its publication in 2010, What your name hides It has had a constant presence on the best-seller lists, already exceeding 1 million copies and 52 reissues.

In What your name hides una joven embarazada, Sandra, decide retirarse a la costa del levante para decidir qué hacer con su vida. Allí, conoce a una pareja de ancianos, que la acogen como si fuera parte de su familia. Sin embargo, los pasos de Sandra se cruzarán con los de otro octogenario, Julián, superviviente del campo de exterminio de Mauthausen, que le revelará situaciones del pasado que harán que Sandra comience a mirar con desconfianza a esta pareja de ancianos. Lo que Sandra no sabe es que con el fin de su inocencia está poniendo su vida en peligro…

Publicada simultáneamente en España e Italia, la segunda parte de la novela continúa sumando éxitos a los obtenidos por su predecesora. En tan solo pocos días, When the light comes managed to be among the best-selling books in our country, so the figures demonstrate the support of readers for the work of Clara Sánchez.

Clara Sánchez (Guadalajara, 1955) spent her childhood in Valencia and ended up settling in Madrid. After holding other jobs, he taught at the university and participated in different media. In 1989 he published the novel Precious Stones, which was followed, among others, Latest news from paradise (Alfaguara Novel Prize 2000), Presentimientos (2008), What hides your name –which won the Nadal Novel Prize in 2010 and launched it with great success on the international market–, or The sky has returned, with which she won the Planeta Prize in 2013. Her work, translated into more than twenty languages, has made her one of the most recognized Spanish authors.