 He graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory in 1961 subsequently emigrated to the United States in 1962 as a part of Operation Peter Pan following the events of the Cuban Revolution.Upon arriving to Miami, joined a wave of younger emerging Cuban artists who would become a prominent force in Cuban art, including Juan Gonzalez and Rafael Consuegra.Falero studied painting, sculpture and ceramics with other prominent artists, such as Rafael Soriano, Rafael Consuegra, Duane Hanson and Mark Wethli, in Miami, Florida, between 1966 and 1969 graduating from Miami Dade Community College (North Campus, Miami), Florida in 1967, and later attended Barry College in North Miami, Florida, in 1969.