He traveled to the United States at sixteen to study fine arts at Boston University, graduating cum laude in 1961.

He founded Colombia's first graphic design program at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in 1967.

[3] Consuegra died of a heart attack in Mexico City in October 2004 while participating as a judge in a poster contest.

Some of his most famous logos include the Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá, Inravisión, Artesanías de Colombia, the Industrial University of Santander, and the Federation of Rice Growers.

Consuegra also represented Latin America at the World Logo Design Biennial in Brussels, Belgium.