Biography

Juan Gallardo Muñoz is known for The Fish with the Eyes of Gold (1974), Sexy Cat (1973) and No dispares contra mí (1961).

The title for his short pulp novel from 1976, "La Madrugada de los Cadáveres," roughly translates into English as "Dawn of the Dead." Most importantly, it predates the main themes in Return of the Living Dead by almost a decade. It is about brain-eating, indestructible zombies revived by chemicals. It was published in the seminal Spanish series Selección Terror Bruguera.