José María Balcells Doménech (born March 5, 1943, in Barcelona) is a Spanish philologist, literary critic, and university professor, widely recognized for his work on 20th‑century Spanish literature.
Carmen Balcells Segala (9 August 1930 – 20 September 2015) was a literary agent of Spanish-language authors from Spain and Latin America, including six Nobel Prize–winning authors.