Although he began his studies in the heyday of the student movement's political participation during the government of Salvador Allende, he spent most of his life as a student during the years of the Chilean military dictatorship.
Wenngleich er sein Studium in Zeiten des Aufschwungs der Studentenbewegung während der Regierung von Salvador Allende begann, verlief der größte Teil seines Studentenlebens in den Jahren der chilenischen Militärdiktatur.