[citation needed] His family was well-off, and he was educated first in El Escorial, Madrid, and later in London, England.
[2] Panero travelled around different countries in America, which gave him the opportunity to meet renowned writers such as Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, and Juan Rulfo, among others.
[2] He prepared anthologies of poets such as those of his father Leopoldo Panero, Pablo Neruda and Octavio Paz.
[citation needed] His own poetic career started in 1968 with the publication of his book A través del tiempo (Through time), followed by Los trucos de la muerte (The tricks of death) in 1975, Desapariciones y fracasos (Disappearances and failures) in 1978 and Juegos para aplazar la muerte (Games to postpone death) in 1984.
[1] He died on 16 September 2013 in Torroella de Montgrí, in the province of Girona, at the age of 71.