Born in Talcahuano, Chile, he studied Pedagogy in Arts at the U. de Concepción, and later a postgraduate in Arts specialized in Engraving, at Unam, in Mexico City.
He is an illustrator and a writer, in the sense that he is both an author of autonomous images and a brilliant narrator and builder of worlds. One of the most influential image creators emerged in Chile and Latin America in recent decades.