Spanish dancer and choreographer. Initially trained in Spain and later at prestigious foreign centers, in 1979 he joined the Spanish National Ballet, directed at that time by Víctor Ullate, and two years later became part of the National Theater of The Hague. In 1983 he created his first ballet, Jardí tancat, with music by María del Mar Bonet. He has worked with Maurice Béjart, Alvin Ailey and Jirí Kylian. From 1990 to 2010 he was artistic director and choreographer of the ballet of the National Lyric Theater, currently the National Dance Company.

His work as a dancer and choreographer has earned him numerous awards, including the National Dance Prize (2003) and the Gold Medal for Fine Arts (1998). He also holds the VSCD Gouden Dansprijs (Gold Dance Prize, 1987) and the Benois de la Danse Prize from the Stuttgart Opera (2000). Also occasionally dedicated to film, in 1992 he starred in a documentary by Pilar Miró and in 1994 he made his debut in the short film El bosque de los espejos, where he played a medieval knight. Since then he has acted in titles such as Puro veneno (1996), by Xavier Ribera; Piedras (2002), where he plays the podiatrist who cures the ailments of actress Ángela Molina; and in El forastero (2002), by Federico García Hurtado, where he plays an extraterrestrial. He has also appeared in two television series: La virtud del asesino (1997) and El secreto de la porcelana (1999).