 He worked with director Francisco Múgica on a number of Argentine films including the 1942 film "Adolescencia"'.His photography for the 1951 film "La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde" won him significant recognition in Europe and he won best photography at the Cannes Film Festival of that year.In 1952 he worked on one of the most acclaimed films of that year "Las Aguas Bajan Turbias" (1952) which won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film in 1953.