 He published a poetry book collection; he was an essayist and a columnist specializing in communications subjects, literature, and cultural politics.The success of his story "Muchacha punk" (Punk Girl), which received the first prize in a literary contest in 1980, allowed him to leave his job as a businessman, and began what he called "a plot of misunderstandings and misfortunes" that led him to become a writer.Some of his stories have appeared in anthologies in the United States, Cuba, Mexico, and Spain.