Armando Vargas de la Maza was born on January 11, 1895 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for
El indio (1939),
Sucedió en México (1936) and
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1935). He was married to María Luisa Velderraín Ramos. He died on October 10, 1941 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.