Augusto Monterroso was born on December 21, 1921 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras as Augusto Monterroso Bonilla. He was an actor and writer, known for Rarotonga (1978), Alma llanera (1965) and La satánica (1973). He was married to Barbara Jacobs. He died on February 7, 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico.