2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/53415We review briefly a stream of ideas concerning the role of quantum groups as hidden symmetries in conformal field theories, paying particular attention to the field theoretical representations of quantum groups based on Coulomb gas methods. An extensive bibliography is also included.20 pages, Latex, IMAFF-92High Energy Physics - TheoryA brief history of hidden quantum symmetries in Conformal Field Theoriestext