Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was born on July 27, 1939 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for The Greek Labyrinth (1993), Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982) and Pepe Carvalho (1999). He was married to Anna Sallés. He died on October 18, 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand.