Born in Seville, Spain, he studied dance. In 1982 he joined the Spanish National Ballet, becoming a principal dancer. During this period he had many important parts in El Sombrero de tres picos, Bolero, Zapateado de Sarasate etc. As principal dancer he participated in a few premieres together with the Spanish Ballet in Madrid. Soon afterwards he performed as part of Merche Esmeralda 's Murcia District Ballet. In 1993 he returned to the National Ballet as a guest artist performing in parts especially created for him, such as the final performance of the cycle Los Divinos produced by RAI and TVE and broadcast worldwide. Other performances included El amor brujo by De Falla, the Zarzuela Theatre production dedicated to a famous bull - fighter (music by Turina), a special collaboration with Isabel Pantoia in a production of Antena 3TV etc. In 1995 he set up his own company, making the debut at Seville with the worldwide first performance of the ballet Perpetuum mobile. After that he danced together with his ensemble in El Sombrero de tres picos , for the opening of the Royal Theatre in Madrid. As a choreographer he created all ballet scenes in Bizet 's Carmen at the operas in Monte Carlo, Athens and The Royal Theatre in Madrid. In 2000 he signed the choreography for Don Quijote at the Paris Opera. He also presented his shows at the Bastille Opera in Paris. Together with his company he toured Spain, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Brazil (with an audience of 40. 000 people), Hungary and France. He signed the choreography for Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Monte Carlo), and also presented his own work Boda Flamenca , which he presented in 2002 in over 15 countries. e has been nominated in The Golden Book of the History of Cuban Ballet (1998). He was award - ed the Taranto Prize, The Prize of the Flamenco Jerez Festival, The " Cultura Viva " National Dance Prize etc.

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