Born in Luarca, Asturias, Spain. Spanish set decorator, art director and production designer from the 1950s through the 1990s. Working primarily in Spanish films, he was often called upon to supply art direction and production design for international film productions. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include: (As Art Director) THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION (1957), THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958), THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER (1960), DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), BATTLE OF BRITAIN and THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (both 1969) and ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976), SPHINX (1981), IGUANA and FRATELLO DELLO SPAZIO / THE BROTHER FROM SPACE (both 1988), DEATH IN GRANADA (1997), BILIOFRENIA and HOTEL DANUBIO (both 2003), TIOVIVO C. 1950 (2004), LAS LAVES DE LA INDEPENDENCIA (2005) and PÁJAROS MUERTOS (2008); (as Production Designer) THE WIND AND THE LION (1975), THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1978), VOLVER A EMPEZAR / TO BEGIN AGAIN (1982), LIONHEART (1987), CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY (1992), MARY OF NAZARETH (1995), THE DISAPPEARANCE OF GARCIA LORCA (1997), EL COYOTE (1998), DIVERTIMENTO (2000), THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES (2001), PRIMER Y ÚLTIMO AMOR / FIRST AND LAST LOVE and HISTORIA DE UN BESO /STORY OF KISS (both 2002) and THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY (2004).  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1970: PATTON - Art Direction (w. Urie McCleary)  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1971: NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA - Art Direction (w. John Box, Ernest Archer & Jack Maxsted)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1972: TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (w. John Box & Robert W. Laing) 3 nominations, 2 Awards