Amparo was born on 11-Sep-1900 in Cuevas de Provanco (Segovia). Amparo's father was Tomás Álvaro and her mother was Ruperta García. She was the oldest of seven children. She had four brothers and two sisters, named Eugenio, Frutos, Julio, Pedro, Juana and Leonor. She died, at the age of 80, on 31-Jan-1981 in Barcelona.