Tomás Pérez Turrent was born on January 15, 1935 in San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a writer and actor, known for Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976), Ulama (1986) and El complot mongol (1978). He was married to Gillian Turner. He died on December 12, 2006 in Mexico City, Mexico.