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