Hernando Téllez

|birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia |occupation = Journalist, author, writer |death_date = |known = Author of ''Just Lather and Nothing Else'' }}

Hernando Téllez (22 March 1908 – 1966) was a Colombian journalist and writer. Born and educated in Bogotá, Téllez entered very early the world of journalism, with which he is primarily identified, having been on the staff of some of Colombia's most popular newspapers and magazines. It was not until 1950 with the publication of his short story collection ''Cenizas para el viento'' (''Ashes for the Wind''), that his name became more widely known. His tragicomic tales evidence his keen and extremely sensitive observations of contemporary life and, more particularly, the anguishing reality of his native country. Provided by Wikipedia