Raised in Malaga, Juan Martín started learning the guitar at the age of six.
In his early twenties he moved to Madrid to study under Niño Ricardo and Paco de Lucía.
Also in 1984, his track "Love Theme from The Thorn Birds" reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
[10] He recorded with Herbie Hancock in 1987, and has played on stage with Miles Davis.
Both tutorial books, printed in English and Spanish, are successful in the English-speaking world.