Demetrio Malta was born on May 24, 1909 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He was a writer, known for Teatterituokio (1962). He died on December 28, 1981 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
He had one son, Ciro, with his first love. With the Panamanian Adda Rosa Endara he had two daughters, Adda Teresa and Marlene. He was with Velia Marqués from 1950, but they had no children.