Was a Spanish aristocrat, holding the title of 9th Marqués de Castellvell (Marquis of Castellvell).
He wrote an official biography of Spain's King Juan Carlos de Borbón (published in 1993).
Wrote in French and Catalan.
In addition to acting, he was a journalist for Spain's national press agency EFE, as well as magazines Paris-Match and Vogue.
Former son-in-law of Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard of Walden, and his wife Margherita van Raalte. His first wife, the Honarable Essylt-Priscilla Scott-Ellis was born on 15 Nov 1916 and died in 1983.