(Santiago de Cuba, 1950) studied in the School of Fine Arts in Cubanacán, and later graduated with a specialization in sculpture from the Repin Academy of Fine Art, former Soviet Union. Upon graduation he returned to his native country and joined such institutions as the Directorate of Fine Arts and Design of the Ministry of Culture. In 1978 he became the director of the Santiago Cultural Workshop.

He began his work in the Cultural Workshop with exhibitions of drawing, painting, and sculptural assemblages. At the same time he directed the activities of the Workshop, organizing cultural meetings and interactions among visual artists from various provinces of the country. In these events the artists produced sculptures, ceramics, assemblages, and paintings that were later exhibited in the Cultural Workshop galleries.