Cornelio Reyna was born on September 16, 1940 in Notillas, Parras, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), El ojo de vidrio (1969) and Valente Quintero (1973). He died on January 22, 1997 in Mexico City, Mexico.