Photoreporter. In 1957, he started to work as photographer at the Publicist Agency Siboney. On January, 1959, he entered, as laboratorist at Revolution newspaper and became photographer in 1960, in this year, he worked, during eight months in INRA Magazine.

He worked at Revolution newspaper until October, 1965 when Granma newspaper on the 3rd of this month, remaining there until our days. As photoreporter, he has participated on the majority of the activities that, during these forty years have been taken place in the country.

He obtained 32 Prizes and Mentions at National Contests and 3 at International Contests. Pravda 1963. China, 3rd Prize, 1996. Spain, Acueducte 2000, 2nd Prize of Silver. Cuba, Cuban Olorun, Fondo Cubano de la Imagen Fotográfica.

Solo Exhibitions 1970 -About Viet-Nam- Vestibule of Prensa Latina-MINSAP 1971 -About Mongolia- HABANA LIBRE Hotel. 1997 -About CHE- Barcelona and Gallicia. 1998 -Eslovaquia- 40 Anniversary of the Revolution Triumph. Group Exhibitions 1963, 10 years of Revolution, National Museum of Fine Arts. ; 1996, Expo Image and Memory, José Martí Memorial, exposition for the 70 Anniversary of the Commander in Chief. 1996, Expo 100 Images of the Cuban Revolution, Museum of the City.

S/T, 1964 Plata/gelatina

1996, Expo Havana in Photos, for the 477 Anniversary of Havana Foundation.
1997, Expo About CHE, Center of Visual Arts Development.
1998, Expo Ché Guevara, the Latin American Dream, Forli, Italy.
2000, Expo Cuba Always, Andorra.
2000, Expo Colombofila Association of Cuba, Obrapía House.
2000, Expo 35 Anniversary of Granma Newspaper, Cuba.
2000, Expo Friendship Cuba-Venezuela, Venezuela.
2000, Expo José Martí Memorial, regarding to the journey of Fidel to Venezuela, Cuba. 2001; Fidel: The History, Los Angeles, USA,
2001, The Aesthetics in the Cuban Photography, Fototeca, Havana, Cuba.
2001, Epic Photography of the Cuban Revolution, Centro de Estudios Cubanos, New York.

He has published three books with his work: Despite of.., book about Viet-Nam, Secrets about Generals and Instantaneous, book about Fidel. Many other publications collect his photographic work, such as 100 Images of the Cuban Revolution, CHE in the Cuban Revolution, 100 Years of Cuban Photography, among others.

He has photographs at individual collections in Spain, Andorra, Venezuela, United States. Argentine, Dominican Republic and Cuba.


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