 His father, Marcos González Mauriz (d March 1990), was a vocalist who performed with prominent bandleader Arsenio Rodríguez.He has two daughters, Gliceria and Laura Lidia González Abreu and one son, Juan de Marcos González Pérez.He studied classical and tres guitar at the Ignacio Cervantes Conservatory and with maestros Leopoldina Nuñez and Vicente "Gutun" Gonzalez.