Ouka leele bio

Spanish photographer (–)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Allende and the second or maternal family name is Gil de Biedma.

Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma (29 June – 24 May ), also known as Ouka Leele, was a Spanish photographer.

Life and career

Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma was born in Madrid on 29 June to a well-off family belonging to Bilbao's bourgeoisie.^[1] Her uncle Jaime Gil de Biedma was a famous poet; and her cousin Esperanza Aguirre served as the President of the Community of Madrid from to She picked up the alias of Ouka Leele from the name of a fictional star created by El Hortelano.^[1]

She was one of the most important photographers during La Movida Madrileña^[2] and she also worked as an illustrator and wrote several