Manuel Mujica Láinez was born on September 11, 1910 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for De la misteriosa Buenos Aires (1981), El capitán Pérez (1946) and La tentación (1983). He was married to Ana de Alvear Ortiz Basualdo. He died on April 21, 1984 in Cruz Chica, Córdoba, Argentina.