Santiago Meléndez was born on July 25, 1958 in Teruel, Aragón, Spain as Santiago Meléndez Gil. He was an actor, known for Motivos personales (2005), La Reine du Sud (2011) and El ministerio del tiempo (2015). He was married to Pilar Molinero. He died on July 5, 2017 in Zaragoza, Aragón.