Mexican guitarist and composer, he was born in Mexico city in 1947. He began his studies with his father. In 1964 he got accepted into the Escuela Superior de Musica and later on, in 1966, into the National Conservatory of Music to study with Alberto Salas.
Self taught in composition, Oliva uses a musical language that is based on the fusion of the Neo-Romantic and Neo-impressionist styles and in most cases, his compositions are based on literary works or paintings. He is the author of an extensive catalog of more than a hundred works for solo guitar, duet, trio, quartet, and guitar sextet, as well as diverse ensembles.
Some of them have been published in: Guitar International, Gendai Guitar, Soundboard, Henry Lemoine, Ricordi, Music Publishers, Musikarf, Musical Ibero-American and GPS Publications. Of his discography one must mention: “Guitarra Mexicana”, “La guitarra en el mundo”, “Terceto de guitarras de la ciudad de Mexico”, “La guitarra de cristal”.
His important career as a performer has granted him accolades in publications such as: “Guitar player”, “Classical Guitar”, “Gendai Guitar”, David Grimes (“Soundboard”), Leo Brouwer, Paco de Lucia, Robert J. Vidal, William Bay (Mel Bay Publications), Manuel López Ramos, Juan Helguera, Guillermo Flores Méndez, José Antonio Alcaraz and Juan Arturo Brennan.