Glàfira Smith (Andrea Ferrando, Barcelona, ​​​​1973) worked as a director at Mediapro, directing series such as Veterinarians, documentaries such as The sewers of the Interior and international museum projects when he saw the announcement of the ARA comic contest in 2020, and decided to give it a try. The following year it received an honorable mention and in the third edition in was the brand new winnerThe impulse was so strong that she decided to hang up her cables and throw herself into the adventure of becoming an illustrator. She has just published her first graphic novel, a moving story about the relationship between a man and his dog, Truffle (Pagès Editors). One of the 15 best comics of 2024"I've gone from leading a team of more than 100 people to running my small project alone. I've heard a sense of terror about taking the plunge, but at the same time, it was a vital necessity, because time is running out now; it's now or never," Smith explains.