He became involved in popular music after meeting a local musician who taught him how to play guitar.

[2] Vargas was born in 1961 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz in the Monte Cristi province.

[5] Vargas is credited as the first bachatero to use guitar pedals, who he got the idea from bachata sound engineer Rafael Montilla.

Montilla added a chorus pedal to Vargas guitar while recording his album El Maiz in 1991.

[8] Antony Santos, considered by some to be one of the most influential bachata musicians of all time, was his güira player.