Marcó del Pont was born in Vigo, Galicia, Spain, the son of Buenaventura Marcó del Pont y Porí and of Juana Ángel Díaz y Méndez.
mˈɑːɹkoʊ dˈɛl pˈɔnt wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn vˈiːɡoʊ, ɡælˈɪʃə, spˈeɪn, ðə sˈʌn ʌv bjˌuːəneɪvˈɛntʃɚɹə mˈɑːɹkoʊ dˈɛl pˈɔnt wˈaɪ pˈɔːɹi ænd ʌv hwˈɑːnə ˈeɪndʒəl dˈiːɐs wˈaɪ mˈeɪndɛz.