He was the son of jurist Juan Ponce de León y Encina [es].

He was also associated with Federico García Lorca's theater group, La Barraca as a scene painter.

[2][3] He was married to fellow painter Margarita Manso [es].

[4] A member of Falange (helming the organization's propaganda apparatus)[5] since circa 1935,[6] he was arrested and executed by Republican paramilitaries in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

[7] His most famous work, Autorretrato (accidente) is housed in the Reina Sofia's permanent collection.