Álvaro Domecq was born on July 1, 1917 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain as Álvaro Domecq y Díez. He is known for his work on Toros y toreros (1948), La gata (1956) and El gran juego de la oca (1993). He was married to María Josefa Romero Sánchez. He died on October 5, 2005 in Jerez de la Frontera.