[2][3] He obtained his degree in pedagogy from the University of Havana in 1971 and studied classical guitar at the Ignacio Cervantes Conservatory.
He has workedin trios, quartets, ensembles, charangas, even making arrangements for symphonic orchestra.
In 1995, he released Son Por Tres, which won the National Critics' Award at Cubadisco.
[citation needed] Pancho Amat is a follower in Cuba of the work of famous tres players such as Arsenio Rodríguez.
[4] In November 2012, he was selected for the opening of the sixteenth version of the DR Jazz Festival, along with important figures of the Caribbean strings such as guitarist Juan Francisco Ordóñez and "cuatro player" Pedro Guzmán, among others.