María Luisa Elio was born on August 17, 1926 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. She was an actress and writer, known for En el balcón vacío (1962), La guerra de los pasteles (1944) and El jagüey de las ruinas (1945). She was married to Jomí García Ascot. She died on July 17, 2009 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.