José Luis Romanillos Vega (17 June 1932 - 11 February 2022) was a Spanish luthier, historian, and author.
[1][2] Romanillos was born in Madrid in 1932 to a family from the Guadalajara towns of Madrigal and Tordelrábano.
At the age of thirteen, he became an apprentice at the Madrid cabinetmaker Muebles Caballero, where he learned basic woodworking techniques, gaining experience working with different types of wood.
In 1970, he met the luthier and guitarist Julian Bream, who offered him the opportunity to set up a workshop on his farm in the English town of Semley.
[1] Romanillos gave lectures and seminars on organology, the history and development of the vihuela and the Spanish guitar.