[1][2][3][4] Born in the Asturian town of Santa Eulalia de Oscos, Arango emigrated to Buenos Aires with his family when he was very young.

[3] In 1905, he moved to Paris, France, where he was in frequent contact with Pablo Picasso, Ignacio Zuloaga, Juan Gris, Guillaume Apolinaire, and Hermenegildo Camarasa.

[1] In 1914, his work was exhibited in the salon of La Libre Esthétique in Brussels, in honor of Darío de Regoyos, who had died the previous year.

[2] In 1919, he participated in the Exposition of Spanish Painting at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, along with works from several of the aforementioned artists.

[5] During this time, we was in high demand as an engraver for the creation of reproductions of oil paintings; which he did most notably for his friend, Ignacio Zuloaga as well as for the governments of Spain, the city of San Sebastian, and L'Estampe Moderne publishing house.