Carlos Sánchez Boyero was born in
Salamanca on 2 May 1953. He removed his paternal surname due to bad blood with his father. He moved to
Madrid in 1972 and studied at the
Complutense University of Madrid, where he befriended
Fernando Trueba and
Antonio Resines. Boyero struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse in his early life, spending time in four drug rehab centers. Trueba advised him to write a column about nightlife in ''
, Pedro J. Ramírez hired him to work for Diario 16'', and after the newspaper's closure, Boyero joined
El Mundo. Meanwhile, Boyero was then defended by fellow
ABC colleague Oti Rodríguez Marchante. According to Manuel J. Lombardo his detractors revile "his disdain for the new, his egotistical haughtiness, his immovable classical tastes, and his laziness for discovery". His comments disparaging
Jodie Foster's physical looks in 2024 during a negative review of
True Detective: Night Country also attracted public examination and scrutiny. A documentary film titled
The Critic examining his life and career was presented in 2022 at the
70th San Sebastián International Film Festival. == References ==