Doroteo Benavente(1909-1980)
- Actor
Doroteo Benavente was born in 1909 in a little village in Toledo,
Spain. Having studied teaching he began to teach until the Spanish
Civil War caused him to run away from the national forces to establish
himself in Murcia, Spain with his spouse and daughters. In Murcia he
combined teaching and writing for local newspapers and radio magazines
until his death. His two daughters have inherited his passion for
teaching, writing and radio.