Antonio Baños Boncompain (born 1967 in

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) is a Spanish

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musician, journalist and writer. In the Catalan parliamentary election of 2015 he led

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, a pro-independence left-wing electoral list until he resigned in 2016. Baños has a degree in journalism from the

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. As a musician he's been a member of the band ''Los Carradine'' since 1989 and has released two records: ''Sospechoso tren de vida'' (2006) and ''Academia rocanrol'' (2016). He is national secretary of the

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and speaker of Súmate.

Publications

Baños has written books and several articles, including: * * * * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banos Boncompain, Antonio 1967 births Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni Journalists from Catalonia Living people Members of the 11th Parliament of Catalonia People from Barcelona Popular Unity Candidacy politicians