He is a classical guitarist born in Malaga,
Spain and the
youngest son of the guitarist Celedonio Romero.He began performing when he was six
years old, making his American debut when he was sixteen.He studied with the conductor Eugene
Ormandy and has conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields,
the Royal Philharmonic and the New Beijing Philharmonic amongst
others.As a solo guitarist he
has performed with orchestras that include the New York Philharmonic, the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra.He is also a member of the quartet
Los Romeros which comprises his father and his three brothers and is
sometimes known as "The Royal Family of the Guitar".As a composer he wrote and directed
the score for the movie Bienvenido-Welcome,
for which he won an ARIEL Award, and he has also performed on the scores of
By The Sword and The Milagro
Bean Field.He also
appeared in the film Bound by Honor
in a cameo role.His awards
include the Grand Cross of Isabel la Catolica
which is the highest honour that Spain
can give, he was knighted for his
"astounding musical accomplishments" in 2007 and presented with
the Recording Academy President's Merit Award.
