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In this Basque name, the first surname is Azkueta and the second is Castro.
Jon Azkueta
Jon Azkueta in 2023
Born
Jon Azkueta Castro

(1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 26)
Usansolo (Basque Country)
Spain
NationalitySpanish
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country
Ánima Eskola School of Drama
Occupation(s)Novelist, teacher and actor
Known forWattpad
AwardsWatty Award (2017 and 2020)

Jon Azkueta Castro (born in Usansolo on 3 May 1998) is a Basque novelist, teacher and actor.[1][2][3]

He became known on the Wattpad platform, gaining more than three million readers and winning the Watty Award in 2017 and in 2020. Due to the success of his novels, he was signed by the publishing house Planeta, becoming the first Wattpad boy to sign for a large publishing house in Spain.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Jon Azkueta Castro was born in Usansolo (Basque Country) on 3 May 1998.[7] He studied a bachelor's degree in primary education at the University of the Basque Country.[8] He has worked as a teacher and as a bookseller.[7]

Career

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He began writing on the Wattpad platform, where he wrote stories and stories. At the age of 16 he wrote 69 seconds to conquer you (69 segundos para conquistarte), which he published on Wattpad and had a notable impact. He then published Fleeing from vice (Huyendo del vicio), also on Wattpad, which he began writing at the age of 18 and began as a story, but continued to develop until it became a novel.[9][10] He began writing Fleeing from vice in the summer of 2016, while spending the summer in Trespaderne (Burgos), a place that is the setting of the story.[11] In total, his novels have accumulated almost three million readers on Wattpad.[12][13][14][15] He won the Watty Award in 2017 and in 2020.[16]

Due to the success of his novels on Wattpad, the novels 69 seconds to conquer you (69 segundos para conquistarte) and Fleeing from vice (Huyendo del vicio) were acquired by Crossbooks publishing house (Grupo Planeta) for publication in paper form.[4][17][18]

In the year 2024, the novel The Last Dawn of August (El último amanecer de agosto) was published, published both on Wattpad and on paper.[19] Unlike his previous novels, which he wrote as a teenager, The Last Dawn of August was the first novel written as an adult.[19]

In addition to writing, Azkueta also trained as an actor and screenwriter. He studied at the Ánima Eskola School of Drama, where he trained in theatre with Sandra Tejero. In 2014 he participated in the stage production Miau, Miau, a musical theatre based on Cats, directed by Spanish stage director Sandra Tejero and staged at the Campos Elíseos Theatre (Bilbao).[20] In 2014 he co-starred in the series Mucha Mierda!, alongside Unai Elizalde or Naroa Capel, playing the role of Iker, a romantic comedy in the world of theatre, directed by Eriz Cerezo and Iker Mendaza.[21]

Books

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Published in paper

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  • 2022, 69 segundos para conquistarte, Crossbooks (Planeta)
  • 2023, Huyendo del vicio, Crossbooks (Planeta)
  • 2024, El último amanecer de agosto, Crossbooks (Planeta)

On Wattpad

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  • Joder…otro muerto más
  • Verony
  • La librería de la Ría
  • Rewind X
  • Huyendo del vicio
  • 69 segundos para conquistarte

Filmography

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Stage

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Series

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  • 2014, Mucha Mierda!, (Role - Iker)[21]

Film

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Corrales, Guillermo Álvarez. "Jon Azkueta: "'Huyendo del vicio' empezó siendo un relato, pero ante el éxito en Wattpad lo convertí en novela"". www.bekia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ Serradell, Man Hoh Tang (2023-06-26). "Jon Azkueta: "Trespadejo es el lugar en el que siempre serás bienvenido"". YOUNG España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ "Recomendaciones literarias con Jon Azkueta". EITB (in Spanish). 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ a b pilarmartinez (2022-07-08). "Jon Azkueta, the first Wattpad boy to jump to paper, publishes '69 seconds'". Culturamas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. ^ López Quesada, Andrea (31 May 2023). "Jon Azkueta publica su nuevo libro 'Huyendo del vicio'". Grupo Planeta.
  6. ^ Planeta, Grupo. "Jon Azkueta Castro". Grupo Planeta.
  7. ^ a b lecturalia.com. "Jon Azkueta: libros y biografía autor". Lecturalia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  8. ^ "Jon Azkueta: "Al estudiante no hay que cortarle las alas"". UPV/EHU (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  9. ^ Burgos, Diario de (2023-06-10). "Una novela juvenil inspirada en Trespaderne y Montejo". Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  10. ^ Serradell, Man Hoh Tang (2023-06-26). "Jon Azkueta: "Trespadejo es el lugar en el que siempre serás bienvenido"". YOUNG España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  11. ^ Blanco, Yolanda Fernández (2023-06-10). "Trespadejo, el pueblo ficticio de Burgos que protagoniza una novela". BURGOSconecta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  12. ^ "Romanticismo Wattpad, el nuevo fenómeno editorial". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  13. ^ "Jon Azkueta: "La protagonista de mi novela 'Huyendo del vicio' cree que la solución es encontrar al príncipe azul cuando lo que tiene que hacer es encontrarse a sí misma"". www.bekia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  14. ^ "'¿Quién dice que l@s jóvenes no leemos? Wattpad: donde las historias viven'". www.euskadi.eus (in Spanish). 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  15. ^ "Entrevista a Mónica García Saiz y Jon Azkueta". EITB (in Spanish). 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  16. ^ "Jon Azkueta Castro - Biografía y mejores libros". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  17. ^ Altolaguirre, Marina Tadeo (2022-11-20). "Wattpad, el sueño de cualquier editor: escritores que ya tienen miles de lectores". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  18. ^ Abajo, Teresa (2023-06-18). "Literatura juvenil que enamora". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  19. ^ a b Serradell, Man Hoh Tang (2024-06-11). "Jon Azkueta publicará "El último amanecer de agosto" en septiembre". YOUNG España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  20. ^ a b Correo, El (2014-06-21). ""Miau, miau"". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  21. ^ a b Correo, El (2014-11-13). ""Mucha mierda"". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  22. ^ van Eijk, Lobke (2015-03-27), Ánima Eskola Bilbao: documentary (Documentary), Marina Shimanskaya, Algis Arlauskas, Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Jon Azkueta, Anima eskola, retrieved 2024-08-18
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