Juan Manuel Moreno grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a young boy, he was drawn to creating images. His first "job" was to color his newborn brother's head with bright felt pens! After studying graphic design, Juan lectured at the university and worked at various studios as an in-house illustrator for clients such as Warner, Disney, and Scholastic. In 2006, Juan and his wife, Patricia, settled in Barcelona, Spain, where he started his career as a freelance illustrator and continues to live today. His work appears in a number of magazines and books, including Cuentos Japoneses [Japanese Stories] and The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch.