Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was born on June 13, 1910 in Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He was a writer, known for
Llegada de noche (1949),
El cerco del diablo (1952) and
Surcos (1951). He was married to Josefina Malvido. He died on January 27, 1999 in Salamanca, Spain.