 On January 11, 1878, Saro was born as Leopoldo Sato y Marin in Morón, Cuba.In 1921 during the Rif War, Saro was posted to Morocco, where he stands out in numerous warlike actions with the generals Cabanellas, Sanjurjo and Berenguer among others, resulting in his promotion to the rank of general.General Saro was a member of the conspiracy nucleus known as the Quadrilateral that played an important role in the Coup of Primo de Rivera in September 1923.