Multimedia artist and teacher from Spain based in Mexico City.
Specialized in urban and human chronicles through photography,
fine arts, written narratives and music.  
Balance between conceptual, ethnographic and aesthetic.

Professional training   

Master in Fine Arts, San Carlos Academy (UNAM). CDMX. 2013. México.

Research Sufficiency in the Department of Art History of the Faculty of Fine Arts

  of Salamanca, (Spain). 1996.

Program “Antropología del Arte y los procesos creativos”. 1995-96. Salamanca, Spain.

Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca, (Spain).1988-94. 

Primary, secondary and high school at Colegio San José, private Catholic educational center run by the Society of Jesús. 1975-1988. 

Valladolid (Spain). 

Additional training

Course “Primeras Colonias de la Ciudad de México”. Organized by Centro Interactivo   Futura CDMX

 given by Architect Edgar Tavares López. CDMX. August 21 September 18, 2018. México.

Photography workshop given by José  Manuel  Navia  within the “I Jornadas Internacionales de Fotografía de Aranjuez”. 

Organized by EFTI Escuela de Fotografía. Aranjuez (Spain). September 13-18, 2010. 

Professional lighting workshop by Luís de las Alas.  KREA. Vitoria, (Spain).       

November 15-18, 2009. 

Photography workshop given by Andrés  Serrano. Organized by PHE. Aranjuez, Madrid (Spain). June 25-29, 2007. 

Photography workshops given by Donovan Willie and Antonin Kratochvil. Organized by Al-Liquindoi 

and Centre Fotografía Documental de Barcelona, at CCCB.   March 20-24, 2005. Spain.

Course “Diseño web” (300 hours). Taught by Forem in Valladolid.

    July 1-Sep.15. 2003. Spain.

Photography workshop given by Cristina García Rodero (36 hours). Summer courses 2001. 

Fundación Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Roquetas de Mar (Murcia, Spain). July 2-7, 2001. 

Course ” “Iluminación  para  espectáculos” (280 hours). ALACRAN S.L. in Valladolid (Spain).   

   Subsidized by European Social Fund and Junta de Castilla y León. April 5-June 20 2001. 

Course “Introducción al diseño en cera” (90 hours).  Taught by José Lastiri. National Chamber of the silver and jewelry industry.

CDMX.  March 1 April 25 2000. 

Course “Fundición a la cera perdida” (45 hours). Taught by Francisco S. Flores.    

   National Chamber of the silver and jewelry industry. Mexico City. February 2000. 

Course “Nuevas visions, nuevos espacios en la instalación fotográfica”. Daniel Canogar

(40 hours). Imago 99. Béjar, Salamanca (Spain). 15-20 June 1999. Junta de Castilla y León. 

Course-workshop “Imaginería chicana y postchicana”. Given by Rubén Martínez. Centro de la Imagen. 

Mexico City.  March 10-12, 1999.   

Video and photography course “Imago 98”.  Workshop “La mirada independiente”, given by Cecilia Barriga from Chile (40 hours). 

Béjar, Salamanca (Spain).  29 June- 3 July 1998.   

Video and photography course “Imago 96” (40 hours). Béjar, Salamanca (Spain) 15-20 July 1996.   

Course “El  oficio  del  artista.  Sobre  el  concepto,  situación  y  perspectivas  de  los  artistas plásticos  en las  sociedades  contemporáneas”.

Junta de Castilla y León.  25 May and 1 June (Salamanca).  June 7-9. Valencia, (Spain).  1996.   

IV video course “Arte,  publicidad,  T.V.  (Plástica,  imagen,  educación,  T.V.)”. 

Vice-rectorate for University Extension and International Relations University of León, with the Monte León Foundation  (32 hours).

León, (Spain) 13-17 March1995. 

Course on engraving “Gráfica 94”, specializing in serigraphy.  Given by Menéndez y Pelayo International University (100 hours). 

Betanzos, A Coruña, (Spain). July 4-17, 1994. 

Pedagogical Aptitude Course, University of Salamanca (Spain). September 1994-June 1995.

Artistic Restoration Studies, Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain). 1991-92. 

Solo exhibitions  

“Deadend Beau”. Casa Ezpania Gallery, CDMX. 3 al 31 september 3-31 2022. 

“I AM A ROCKER”. Project “gigantografías”. LMI Gallery, CDMX. September-December 2020. 

“Comeback Special”. Integratia exhibition hall, Valladolid (Spain) July 2016. 

“Rockin’ Spain.” Castilla y León Photography Festival EXPLORAFOTO 08. Sala Unamuno, Salamanca, (Spain) 2008. 

“Quiroga y los famosos exponen”. Casa de las Conchas Hall. University of Salamanca, (Spain) December 1995 – January 1996. 

Group exhibitions 

Photographic exhibition with “Cabobercianos” personal project, into “Kabu Verdi hora di Bai”. National Museum of Anthropology of Madrid, Spain.  10 September 2022-29 January 2023. 

Photographic exhibition “De marchante a marchante. Fotografías de los mercados chilangos”  at Museo Archivo de la Fotografía 

de la Ciudad de México. December 15, 2021-31 March 2022. 

Auction + exhibition. Aguafuerte Gallery (Colonia Roma). CDMX. August – September 2020. 

“Y  yo  con  estos  pelos”.  TRESS Gallery. CDMX. March -April 1997. 

“Ibéricos. 5 artistas españoles y 5 artistas portugueses”.  Junta de Castilla y León  and Chamber of Commerce of Mirandela.

Spain and Portugal.  1996-1997. 

Teaching experience 

Course-workshop “Fotografía emocional”. SUBTERRÁNEOS, Fine Arts School. Morelos St, 403. October 29 – 1 November 1 2022. 

Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México. 

Course-workshop “Fotografía emocional “. Museum Archive of Photography, Historical, Artistic and Heritage Secretariat of Culture CDMX. January – March 2022. CDMX. México. 

Imparting seven drawing and painting workshops at GOVART academy in Mexico City from ZOOM platform. CDMX. 

From October 16, 2021 to August 26, 2022. México. 

Conference ” Fotografía emocional “. Museum Archive of Photography, of the General Direction of Historical, 

Artistic and Cultural Heritage, Secretaría de Cultura CDMX. June, 10 2021. CDMX, México. 

Workshop ” Fotografía emocional ” Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola Cultural Center (UNAM). March and April 2021. CDMX. México. 

Workshops ” Fotografía emocional ” and “La Ciudad como escenario”, taught independently through Google Meet and Zoom. 

July 2021 to date. 

Open class ” Fotografía emocional ” within the workshop “La casa como protagonista”. 

Image Center CDMX, Mexican Secretary of Culture. May 22, 2020. 16-18 hrs. México. 

Workshops “Fotografía digital con teléfono celular” and “Apreciación fotográfica” at the Faculty of Accounting, UNAM. 

7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23 January 2020. CDMX. México. 

Professor of photography at Elena Garro Cultural Center, under the EDUCAL publishing house, Secretary of Public Education

of Mexico, 2019. CDMX. México. 

Photography teacher at the Casa del Lago Juan José Areola Cultural Center (UNAM),   from July 2013 to March 2019. CDMX. México. 

Teaching photography workshops “La Ciudad como escenario”, ” Fotografía emocional”, “Humanos de Valladolid” 

and “Introducción a la fotografía digital” at Gescult, Innovación, cultura y Desarrollo S. L. From July 4 to 11, 2016. Valladolid, Spain. 

Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging at Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey,   Santa Fe campus. January-May 2016. Mexico City. 

Professor of Advertising and Commercial Photography at Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey,    Mexico City campus. January-May 2016. 

Mexico City. 

Photography teacher at Foro Goya Academy in Colonia Roma and Endina Remolona. Colonia Condesa. 2016-2018. CDMX. 

Professor of Photography and Digital Image at Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey,    campus Estado de México. August-December 2015. 

Estado de México. 

Diploma in Contemporary Photography. 20 teaching hours. Fifties Art Gallery (Colonia Polanco). March 17-27, 2015. CDMX. 

Closing conference of the Seminar “Diseño, innovación y sustentabilidad”, at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco unit, 

July 2014. CDMX. 

Professor of photography Universidad de las Américas. Second semester 2013. CDMX. Teaching of the course “Registro patrimonial 

mediante el hecho fotográfico”. From March 2  to May 4, 2013. CyAD Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco. CDMX. 

Delivery of the course “Fotografía emocional en la Intrahistoria”. 22 February-26 April 2013. CECAD Universidad Autónoma 

Metropolitana-Xochimilco. CDMX. 

“Fotografía emocional” Workshop. Universidad Iberoamericana. April-May 2013. CDMX. 

Lecture ” Fotografía emocional “. Design Research Center. Faculty of Architecture. UNAM. 

   March 6th, 2013. CDMX. 

Collaborator of Luis de las Alas in the professional lighting workshop KREA. Vitoria, (Spain). November 12-14. 2009.  

Professor of silkscreen printing in the Communication Degree at the Universidad de la Comunicación (UDEC). 

August 15-December 15, 2000. CDMX. 

Professor of the Faculty of Plastic Arts at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM); Image and Media, Painting Workshop I, Introduction to the Art Market. 

Toluca, State of Mexico, 1998-1999.   

Monitor of Plastic Expression Workshops. Salamanca City Hall, (Spain). 1991.   

Grants and subsidies 

Subsidized by the Valladolid City Council Municipal Foundation of Culture, Castilla y León (Spain).  1995, 1998, 2009.   

Granted by the University of Salamanca, (Spain). Exchange program with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); 

general direction of academic exchange. Master’s Degree in Visual Arts. Mexico City. 1995-97. 

Awards and distinctions 

Work acquired in the Regional Plastic Arts Contest .  1991-1993 y 1995,  organized by the Ministry of Culture Junta de Castilla y León. 

Valladolid, (Spain). 

First prize in the photography contest of the Salamanca Photographic Association.   Salamanca, (Spain). 1991.    

English Language  

90% spoken, 90% written, 90% comprehension.   

Working experience 

Participation as a panelist in the Canal Once TV program Diálogos en confianza. 

Topic “The importance of family memory (through photography)”. Tuesday, December 20, 2002. CDMX.

Sale of ten photographs to the National Museum of Anthropology of Madrid, Spain. August 2022.

Production and sale of original drawing, painting, photography and sculpture in private collections at United Kingdom, Mexico, 

Spain and South Africa from 2020 on. 

Industrial, product and reportage photography for various public and private entities. Spain and Mexico. 2000 on.  

Collaboration in the TV series “The dragon; the return of a warrior”. NETFLIX. April 2019. CDMX. 

Collaboration in the TV series “The Last Fall”. NETFLIX. March 2018. CDMX. 

Member of the jury for the Institutional Logo Contest for INFODF. December 2017. CDMX. 

Photographer for “Club Mamitas”. Playa del Carmen (Quintana Roo, Mexico). June 2013. 

Photographer for “Render Magazine”. CDMX. April 2013. 

Columnist for “Trendy Gourmet” magazine. Editorial Armonía. CDMX. 2013. 

Photography of real estate appraisals in the company “Anepsa”. CDMX. 2012-2015. 

President of the Jury of the photography contest “Dale click, súmate al planeta”. 

Secretary of Public Administration. CDMX. November 2011. 

Photography book “I am a Rocker”. With texts by David Perry, Ignacio Juliá, Héctor Fouce  and Marcos Sendarrubias. Ruta 66 Editorial . Barcelona. 2010. Spain.

Collaborator for Jose María Conesa project in LA FÁBRICA “Archivo fotográfico de la Comunidad de Madrid”.  Madrid, (Spain).  2007.  

Photographer for the magazine “El Mundo”.  Madrid, (Spain).  2007-2008.   

Photographer for “Calle20” magazine.  Madrid, (Spain).  2006-2007. 

Production assistant for the festival “SONAR 2003”.  France Station. Penny Lane Company, Barcelona, (Spain) 2003.   

Production assistant for San Juan festival in Diagonal Mar. Bryan Ferry (Tívoli Theater),

Bruce Springsteen and Estopa (Palau S. Jordi). Penny Lane SL Barcelona, (Spain) June 2002. 

Photographer for 50easy magazine.  Barcelona. 2002-2003-2004. Spain.

Ruled “El Calacas Arts and Crafts Tattoo Parlour”. 2002-2010. Most of Spain and Corsica (France). 

Development, design, realization and marketing of the “KLK” jewelry brand. 2002-2010. Spain.

Professional lighting technician with “Celtas Cortos”, “Roxana”, “El canto del loco”   and “Mago de Oz”, Alacrán SL. Valladolid. 2001. Spain

Personal assistant to photographer Miguel Campos. CDMX. 2000. México.

Personal assistant to photographer Julio César Rochón. CDMX. 2000. México.

Photographer for Editorial NEON magazines “El vino y otras delicias” and “Círculo Mix Up”. CDMX.  2000. México.

Photographic and written report “Viaje en BMW R-27 de Salamanca a Edimburgo, for MOTOCICLISMO magazine (Madrid). April 1994. Spain.

Illustrations published in the book “Letras jóvenes de Castilla y León”. Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid. 1993. Spain.

Photographer with rock and roll bands “Rosas en blanco y negro” (Valladolid), “Ley Seca”, (Salamanca), “La Patrulla”, (Salamanca), 

and “The railes blues band” (Valencia), 1991-95. Spain.

Photographer of “Pabellón” magazine. Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of Valladolid (Spain). 1991.