In 1959 he obtained an Honorable Mention in the Biennial of São Paulo, and has continued to receive awards.
[1] Trujillo incorporated elements of native art and hieratic figures in a very contemporary style in his canvases.
His compositions included political and social satires, as well as man related to nature.
His works Iconografía del Cantoral Chocoe and Tres Maestros.
[2] His daughter is the celebrated painter Isabel de Obaldía born in 1957.