Carlos Castañón was born on January 28, 1948 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for
La seducción (1981),
El diablo y la dama (1984) and
Los recuerdos del porvenir (1969). He was married to Anna Antonina Darski. He died on December 13, 1990 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.