I was born in Malaga the year 1960. I spent most of my childhood in a little village in the province of Cádiz called Torreguadiaro, placed by the beach. Most of my free time was spent on the beach and the mountain observing the flora and the fauna, that was how I got interested in natural sciences.
I studied biology at the Complutense University of Madrid, and I made my Ph.D. at the Autonoma University of Madrid the year 1989, also in biology.When I finished my Ph.D. I went to work around the world where I spent 16 years of my life. I have worked in England (Daresbury), Germany (Munich),United States [New York City (New York), Chapel Hill (North Carolina) y Storrs (Connecticut)] and Brazil [Campinas (São Paulo)]. In Spain I have worked for more than 20 years at the Center for Biological Research (CSIC).
I love to travel, and I do it as often as possible.
Photography is one of my main hobbies. I like, mainly, to get macro
and close up pictures of flowers and insects.
Also, I love to scuba dive.