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Señor Porfirio Bolero y Calamares is a Spanish scientist from the University of Salamanca.

History[]

He was a member of Decimus Phostle's expedition team to recover samples from a fallen meteorite in the Arctic Ocean, the Aurora Expedition. He is portrayed only in The Shooting Star.

Bolero y Calamares as seen in the book series

Bolero y Calamares as seen in the book series

Trivia[]

  • In the Japanese edition, his name was changed to "Iyanez Dos Quebedos" (イヤーネス・ドス・ケベードス/Iyānesu dosu kebēdosu), a pun for 「いやん、ドスケベ」(Iyan, dosukebe), which basically means "Oh! You're absolutely lewd!". His university is changed to the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
    • The first Japanese edition kept his original name intact.
  • His appearance resembles Spanish poet and a Nobel prize winner Juan Ramon Jimenez.