Malena and the Hungry Lion Race was born as a dream. I saw how the people at a certain insurance broker where I worked a long time ago would let their entire life pass by at the keyboard and were clicking thousands of times a day, but that wasnt what they dreamed about or wanted to do. They were unhappy. One day, I asked them, If they could choose, what would they do right then? They surprised me with their answers: they wanted to be painters or writers, to sell coats, or to simply live beside a river. Many people were disillusioned with the life that they had been living, and to tell the truth, I was as well. I decided that if I continued to do something that I didnt like, at the very least, I would leave my little cousin Mara Paula a story that would tell her that she has to fight for her dreams, regardless of what they are, and that way, I would fulfill one of my own: that of writing a story. I made a deal with one of my best friends, Pedro, for him to help me with the illustrations, and here is the result.
