Ignacio Aldecoa was born on July 24, 1925 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, País Vasco, Spain. He was a writer, known for Young Sánchez (1964), Con el viento solano (1966) and Gayarre (1959). He was married to Josefina Aldecoa. He died on November 15, 1969 in Madrid, Spain.