Maluenda forged a career that saw him get work not only in Chile, but in other Latin American countries as well.

[3] In 1968, Maluenda traveled to Puerto Rico, where he was quickly signed by Canal 11 to host a television show.

The most successful part of Maluenda's career began in 1972, when he returned to of Puerto Rico.

Afterwards, he returned to Chile, having by now gained considerable experience in the television show-hosting profession and become a house-hold name in various Latin American countries.

He found work on a show called Dingolondango [es], which broadcast theater plays live.

In 1992, Maluenda went back to Peru, where he hosted El Baúl de la Felicidad (The Storehouse of Happiness), a Panamericana Television show.

He participated on a show sponsored by the Concepción lottery, named Teve Kino when it was broadcast on La Red channel from 1996 to 1998.

[8] In 2012, Maluenda joined the Union Demócrata Independiente, a Chilean rightist political party.

At the time, he was still a member of the unit Segunda Compañía de Bomba Lo Espejo.