Gonzalo Cañas was born on July 7, 1937 in Cuenca, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain as Gonzalo Cañas Olmeda. He was an actor and writer, known for Cerca de las estrellas (1962), Días de viejo color (1968) and La montaña rebelde (1971). He died on October 29, 2012 in Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain.