Born inΒ AlgecirasΒ in 1964, he was raised in neighbouringΒ Los BarriosΒ until age 6, later moving toΒ SevilleΒ with his family. Part of the Sevillian musical scene in his youth, he was bassist-singer of Hacienda Somos Todos and Libertad Provisional. He later joined Arden LΓ‘grimas and became the vocalist of rock band La Turmix/Relicarios, sharing stage withΒ Santi Amodeo.Β Relicarios managed to release a full album,Β Detentebala. Solo earned a licentiate degree in Education Sciences from theΒ University of SevilleΒ and trained his acting chops at the Seville'sΒ Instituto de Teatro. After debuting as a stage actor in 1989 and making a number of television appearances, he landed his feature film debut in the dramaΒ Everything in Place,Β released in 2002.