Fernando Marías Amondo (13 June 1958 – 5 February 2022) was a Spanish writer.

Born on 13 June 1958 in Bilbao, Biscay, Marías moved to Madrid in 1975 to study cinema at the university.

[1][2] His debut novel (which he later adapted to a feature film screenplay for The End of a Mystery)[3] was published in 1990.

He won the 2001 Premio Nadal for El niño de los coroneles.

[4] He died in Madrid on 5 February 2022, at the age of 63.