Federico Curiel was born on 19 February 1917 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for Neutrón, el enmascarado negro (1960), Cazadores de cabezas (1962) and Los autómatas de la muerte (1962). He was married to Stella Defossé Torres. He died on 17 June 1985 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.