In his teens, he learned to play the drums and became a member of the Orchestra of Popular Music, directed by Severo Rodas.
In 1945, at the age of 20, he learned to play the piano and became a pianist in Ramón Reyes’ Orchestra, where he stayed until 1947, when the Paraguayan Civil War forced him to leave the country and settle in Argentina.
After the war, he returned to Paraguay and formed his first orchestra, “Ritmos de América” (America’s Rhythms).
Upon his release, he signed a contract to play with his orchestra in more than 80 Brazilian cities, but the government refused to allow him to leave the country.
Among his symphonic works are “Minas cué”, “El río de la esperanza”, “Ciclos”, “Fantasía Étnica”, and “Misa Paraguaya”.