Born in 1966 in Madrid, Spain. He studied painting for 3 years in the Escuela de Artes y Oficios. At the same time, he acted in some stage productions and had sporadic roles in the cinema. In 1984, he started taking theatre classes in the Real Stage School in New York City. After that, he returned to his acting career and took part in several stage, film and TV productions. In 1995 he wrote and directed his first short film Metro in Barcelona. Since then he has engaged in a prestigious career as film director.