Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa was born in 1940 in La Felguera, Langreo, Asturias, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Solas (1999), La hija del caníbal (2003) and Las olas (2011). He died on September 23, 2015 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.