He was born in 1946 of a Spanish mother and a French father, who was a former member of the International Brigades. He studied History and Philosophy. As a journalist, he has been a correspondent in Cuba and Latin America, responsible for Spain, Portugal and Italy, for the international service of L’Humanité. Among those he has interviewed are Gorbachev, Gandhi, Fidel Castro, etc. He has also covered the European Parliament, the French right, etc. for Humanité.