Antonio Velázquez Bautista was born in 1981 in
Granada. He was raised in the small village of , spending most of his childhood in the 'Venta de la Cebada'
cortijo. He studied to become a sub-officer in the
Spanish Armed Forces, but he switched to acting in 1999. The first decade of his acting career featured credits in supporting and guest roles in TV series such as
Arrayán,
SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar,
Aída,
Matrimonio con hijos,
Mesa para cinco and
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