Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I whanau mai ia i San Basilio i te Tari o Río Cuarto, i eke ia ki te waahi o te rohe i nga tau moata o te 1950. I riro i a ia te mētara parahi 5000 mita i te 1952 South American Championships in Athletics
I riro i a ia nga mētara iti i Buenos Aires i te taha o tana hoa whenua a Reinaldo Gorno (he toa Olympic i taua tau). I whai ake i te 1500 mita te mētara hiriwa i te 1953 South American Championships i roto i te Athletics, i reira i rere ia tata ki te wha meneti ka mutu i muri i a Guillermo Solá o Chile.