He was born on January 26, 1924 in Santiago de Cuba. In 1949 he graduated from the “San Alejandro” National School of Fine Arts. Since the mid-1940s, his caricatures and political drawings have appeared in various publications of the progressive press of that time. After the triumph of the Revolution he continued his work as a caricaturist and illustrator in publications such as “Hoy”, “Granma” and “El Habanero”, among others. He has designed posters, billboards and book illustrations, including the poster of Jesús Menéndez, winner of the Cuban Workers' Press Prize in 1948, the illustrations for the poetry book “El amor como ella” by Manuel Díaz Martínez, and the “Elegía a Jesús Menéndez” by Nicolás Guillén. His first oil paintings date back to 1953, the date on which he began his prolific work as a painter, draftsman and graphic designer. He was a founding professor of the National School of Plastic Arts and the Higher Institute of Art. In 1987, said institute granted him the special teaching category of Professor of Merit.