romero was born in alcalá de henares and grew up in chinchilla de monte-aragón (albacete) where his mother lives. all his family are from chinchilla and almansa. his professional career began as an announcer at radio barcelona and rne until 1985 when he made his first appearance in television as the host of the program "ya sé que tienes novio". from 1987 to 1992 he presented the game show "el tiempo es oro" on tve. later he moved to antena 3 where he was very popular.