A book about POP... that also talks about OCD.

Toc y Pop is a lighthearted story full of anecdotes about living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) amid the whirlwind of everyday life. If you grew up in the 80s, love music, movies, have quirks, or simply keep secrets, this book is for you.

Through records, memories, and key moments in popular culture: like the magazines Súper Pop and Nuevo Vale, hits by Madonna or Alaska y Dinarama, and films by Eloy de la Iglesia and Pedro Almodóvar. José Ángel Rico takes us by the hand on a journey through five decades, where humor, nostalgia, and sincerity blend with anxiety, fears, and inner demons.

An intimate, fresh, and honest testimony that addresses mental health from a different perspective: with sensitivity, but also with a smile. Because talking about what hurts can be the first step to feeling better.

About the author

José Ángel Rico Sierra is an actor and radio collaborator. He lives in Barcelona, where he participates in the Ona de Sants radio station sharing his passion for music, cinema, and pop culture. He was born in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, but his heart is in Cabeza del Buey, the town in Badajoz where his family comes from and which he also considers his home. His roots are very present in his way of telling stories: with tenderness, a sense of humor, and disarming honesty.

Toc y Pop is his first book, a story in which he mixes memories, songs, and emotions to talk naturally about mental health, from personal experience and never losing the smile.