He was the son of Rafael Romero Barros, a painter who served as Director of the Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba.

It was then that he began teaching at the art school and married Francisca Pellicer López, who was also from a family of artists.

In 1912, his work went unrecognized again, but his admirers presented him with his own gold medal, sculpted by Julio Antonio.

He represented the Academia at numerous international exhibitions, but his greatest success came in 1922 when he went to Buenos Aires with his brother Enrique to open a showing at the Witcomb Gallery.

His presentation included a catalog written by the famous author, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, and was a resounding success.