He then toured with the theater company to Central America and Mexico where he obtained a role in Los padres terribles of Jean Cocteau the following year (1962).
In 1968 he obtained his first roles in telenovelas in Mujeres sin amor and Juventud divino tesoro both with Irma Lozano.
The same year he obtained his first starring role in Fando y Lis, a film by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Three years later he participated in the classic La generala starred by María Félix.
In 1984 he played a doctor in "Ya nunca más" one of the films starred by singer Luis Miguel.