Álvaro Cunqueiro was born on December 22, 1911 in Mondoñedo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain as Álvaro Cunqueiro Mora. He was a writer and actor, known for Sinbad (2011), Galicia (1967) and Todos somos Galicia (2002). He died on February 28, 1981 in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia.