Augusto Roa Bastos was born on June 13, 1917 in Asunción, Paraguay. He was a writer, known for Alias Gardelito (1961), Shunko (1960) and El terrorista (1962). He was married to Iris Giménez and Muñeca Duarte Rodi. He died on April 26, 2005 in Asunción, Paraguay.