Manu is master architect by the University of Granada and master in historical construction technology by the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Born in a small town of La Mancha region, by 2008 he moved to Granada to study the architecture degree, where he also managed an urban photography course and worked as editor of an international arts and architecture magazine.

After finishing in 2015 he did an overseas university program in the Yokohama National University in Japan. From 2016 he worked as architect in the architecture office of the University of Castilla La Mancha, doing several projects in cities as Toledo, Cuenca, Albacete and Ciudad Real until 2018. During this period he studied a Master degree in historical construction technology by the Polytechnic University in Madrid with a final thesis based on the islamic decorative technique: "mocárabes".

In May of 2018 he got his official guiding licence and started his own architecture studio, combining since then in the work in the andalusian territory as guide with architecture projects, working on his own and along with different national and international teams. He has been invited as guest lecturer and expert in historical construction in different universities and institutions including countries like Japan, Qatar or Greece among others.

During the pandemic in 2020 he did several courses about visualization technology in restoration and architecture and got his third master degree in teaching by the University of Granada. But apart from the academic work Manu started developing that year a realism-rooted artistic career with different exhibitions around the country like "Domestic Icons" in 2025. He was included in the "National Realism Award" exhibition from MUREC museum in Almeria as one of the 24 most relevant young realist painters of the country.

Manu also enjoys flamenco, traditional gastronomy, literature and history.