His younger siblings are: his brother Carlos Ernesto Cañas Cerna (who also played as a fearless left defender in C.D.
FAS) and his baby sister (as Cañitas always referred to her because of their large age difference) Elizabeth Nájera Cañas.
A testament to this was seen at the religious mass on the 10th anniversary of his death, which in addition to his mother, brother, sister and surviving family (wife, two sons, a daughter and grand children), was also attended by several of his C.D.
The brothers joked in later years about facing each other in that match, where El Burro played a very rough game against his older sibling.
Born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, Cañitas played most of his career with his beloved team and local giants C.D.