From 1948 to 1950 he served in the military, he then studied briefly at an agricultural college, worked as a bartender and managed the family farm.
In the following years he drove several ocean races with Juan Carlos the future King of Spain.
In 1969 he was a consultant for Forte International Hotels in Sardinia and Greece before he organized a fishing fleet in Ecuador.
After his settlement in Huddersfield / UK in 1987, he began to write poetry in English.
He also wrote plays for BBC Radio 3 and 4 and was featured in the show Bookworm in the BBC1 television.