Juan Schwartz was an alias of Pablo Hidalgo.[1] Hidalgo used it because of short-live rule that prohibited Lucasfilm employees from doing freelance work for publishers.[2] He used the alias in Star Wars Gamer 5 as the author of The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Chiss and as a co-author of The Emperor's Pawns, with Abel G. Peña.

The alias was itself a reference to Cannibal: The Musical.[1]

Works

Title Format Date
The Emperor's Pawns (with Abel G. Peña)Star Wars Gamer 5 Magazine article 2001
The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The ChissStar Wars Gamer 5

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 TwitterLogo Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter (post): "2/2 So I used the alias "Juan Schwartz" when I wrote for Wizards of the Coast, a reference to Cannibal: The Musical." (screenshot)
  2. TwitterLogo Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter (post): "1/2 Fun fact: In the early 2000s, there was a short-lived rule that if you worked for LFL, you couldn't freelance for publishers." (screenshot)