In 1930, he was awarded one of the highest honors for civilian services to Venezuela, being made a Grand Officer of the Order of the Liberator.

[7] Trujillo was the director of the magazines El rayo de luz and Gutenberg,[4] both founded by his brother.

[8] Trujillo became a member of the Venezuelan Academy of Language on August 30 1952,[5] where he sat in chair Y;[10] was on the editorial board of five other magazine and newspapers; and was also the Vice President of the Literary Center of Zulia.

[11] Jesús Angél Semprún Parra describes Trujillo's work as:[4] His poetry is a mixture of classical, romantic and modernist rhythms where he sings heroic deeds, but is considered superficial, full of common places, with fragile images, despite internal musicality, and that is why few of his poems have remained validTrujillo's brother Manuel learned to operate film projectors through an associate, Luis Manuel Méndez.

[12][13] The films are titled Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa and Muchachos bañándose en el lago de Maracaibo;[12] the narrative nature and early production of the films is a matter of pride across Venezuela and particularly in the state of Zulia;[note 1] the day of the films' premiere, 28 January, is both National Day of Cinema and the "Day of Zulian Identity" in the state.