Rubén Amón

Trabaja de columnista y reportero en el diario El País. También participa en diferentes medios radiofónicos y audiovisuales, entre ellos, Onda Cero, Antena3 y La Sexta. Fue corresponsal del diario El Mundo tanto en Roma como en París y ha publicado varios libros de diferentes temáticas. Incluidos una investigación sobre Los secretos del Prado (Temas de Hoy, 1997), la biografía de Plácido Domingo (Un coloso en el teatro del mundo, editorial Planeta, 2012), un ensayo sobre el Atlético de Madrid (Una pasión, una gran minoría, La Esfera de los Libros, 2014) y un bestiario en le editorial Léeme (El tigre mordió a Cristo, 2015). Es hijo del historiador y periodista Santiago Amón y ha colaborado con diferentes medios generalistas españoles —Cambio

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