Now living by himself he starts modeling in television commercials for brands such as Coca-Cola, Volkswagen and Sabritas and in editorial advertising campaigns.
[citation needed] In 1998, he began rehearsals of Les maids by Jean Genet directed by Natalia Traven and produced by Reyes Spíndola.
[citation needed] In 1999, he began his first television project for Televisa in the telenovela Amigas y Rivales, produced by Emilio Larrosa.
At the same time, he wrote a column for the magazine 15 a 20 under the pseudonym Julio Cadena, and worked as a DJ in bars and for private parties.
A romantic comedy where Julio is the non judgemental love interest of Ramona, played by Andrea Ortega Lee.
With this film Julio made one of his dreams come true by working with actors Maria Rojo and Daniel Jimenez Cacho.