Raquel Córcoles is a Spanish illustrator from Reus, Cataluña who worked in advertising and journalism before leaving her job to focus on her graphic novel series. Her books include "Soy de pueblo" about surviving in the city as a modern girl, "Los capullos no regalan flores" illustrating loves and heartbreaks after moving to the city, and "Idiotizadas" addressing feminism today through a metaphor of Disney princesses. She draws inspiration from her friends to create characters and aims to normalize taboo topics and reclaim feminism through her work.

1. Raquel Córcoles
Moderna de pueblo

2. Biography
She was born in Reus, Cataluña.
She studied Advertising, Journalism and Audiovisual Comunication.
She started at telecinco news editor and has gone through several advertising agencies .
She decided to leave her job to devote herself to her personal project.

3. The books
- Soy de pueblo: this graphic novel is about how to survive in the city being and
getting to be a modern girl.
- Los capullos no regalan flores: she illustrates in a comic way the loves and
heartbreak after settling in the city.
- El cooltureta: a man who decides to move to the most fashionable neighborhood
in the city and wants to have educated friends.
- Idiotizadas, de cuento de hadas a empoderhadas: the main theme of this book is
feminism today, along with a metaphor of the Disney world of princesses and
princes.

4. What she expresses with her books
She wants to reclaim feminism and normalise taboo issues that continue to exist in
this century.

5. The characters in her books
she was inspired by her friends to give life to her characters