Raphael J. Sevilla was born on September 3, 1902 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for
Irma la mala (1936),
Heart of a Bandit (1934) and
At the Edge of a Palm Grove (1937). He was married to Asunción Catelazo Glennie. He died on January 2, 1975 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.