El macareno

· Born 1962 in the birthplace of Flamenco, in Cordoba (Andalucia)

· At the age of 16, concerts with the most famous Flamenco groups in Germany

· Since 1980 recognized professional guitar player through professional associationat
   the theatre in Sevilla

· 1983 start of his solo-career in Germany, which brought him onto several stages in
   France, Switzerland, Italy

· 1984-1987 lecturer for Flamenco-guitar at the conservatory for music, the “Folkwang-Schule”
   in Essen

· 1994 return to his Andalucian home in Cordoba

· Since 1994 principal and lecturer at the International

· Academy for guitar "Soleando" in Almodova del Rio in Cordoba

· Performances with the most famous Flamenco artists of Spain

· Since 2000 lecturer for Flamenco guitar at the International Mediterranean Music School

· 2001 tour in Japan (Osaka, Fukuoka, Kyoto)

· 2005 coming back to Germany: Philharmonie Berlin, Gasteig München, Beethovenhalle
   Bonn etc. more performances at: Locarno, Genua, Venecia, Verona, Luxemburg,
   Madrid, Sevilla, Warsaw, etc.

· Since 2005 member of the Flamenco Cultural Office of Cordoba