Francisco Coloane was born on July 19, 1910 in Quemchi, Chile. He was a writer and actor, known for Romance of Half a Century (1944), El Último Grumete (1983) and Si mis campos hablaran (1947). He was previously married to Eliana Rojas Sánchez and Manuela Silva. He died on August 5, 2002 in Santiago, Chile.