Between 1957 and 1959 he directed the group "Conjunto Fiesta Criolla" together with Humberto Cervantes, Panchito Jiménez and Arítides Ramirez.
From 1955 to 1970 he accompanied, with his unique guitar playing, the legendary artist Chabuca Granda on various world tours recording several acclaimed albums including "Dialogando".
He also recorded with the Peruvian tenor Luigi Alva, the actor Luis Álvarez Torres, Spanish Gabriela Ortega, as well as international artists such as Olga Guillot, Leo Marini and Xiomara Alfaro, among others.
In 1987 the President of Peru, Alan Garcia, appealed to the Organization of American States so Avilés would receive the title of "Artistic Patrimony of America", also in the same year the Ministry of Education awarded him the "Palmas Magisteriales".
In 2000 the National University of San Marcos gave him the distinction of Doctor Honoris Causa in honor of his career and his contributions to Peruvian culture.