Juan de la Cabada was born on September 4, 1899 in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico. He was a writer, known for Canasta (1956), Sonatas (1959) and Todesfahrt im Regen (1978). He was married to Esther Martínez Peñate. He died on September 26, 1986 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.