A several-time finalist for Spain's Premio Nacional de Literatura, Estrada published over forty books in his lifetime.
Translations of Pérez Estrada have appeared in Harper's Bazaar and Poetry Daily.
The statue Ave Quiromántica by José Seguiri, based on a drawing by Estrada, stands in Calle de la Bolsa, Málaga.
[4] In 1959, he moved to Madrid, where he began writing professionally, contributing to magazines and radio stations.
His first book, Valle de los galanes, a collection of plays, poetry, and narrative art, was published in 1968.