A st ur ian ▁Cultural ▁Association ▁of ▁Madrid ) ▁gives ▁him ▁the ▁prize ▁called ▁" U rog allo ▁de ▁Bron ce " ▁( B ron ze ▁Cap erca ill ie ) ▁at ▁the ▁bag pip es ▁category , ▁for ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁pi per . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁playing ▁the ▁bag pip es ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁Su ares ▁schools ▁( A st ur ias ), ▁with ▁Eugen io ▁O tero . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Band a ▁G ait es ▁N ore ña . ▁With ▁this ▁band ▁he ▁plays ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁Ast ur ias ▁and ▁Spain . ▁He ▁also ▁plays ▁in ▁Portugal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁final ▁of ▁competition ▁for ▁children ▁" V e o - V e o " ▁presented ▁by ▁Ter esa ▁Rab al , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ics ▁of ▁G ij on . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁received ▁less ons ▁from ▁X u acu ▁Am ie va , ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Also ▁he ▁is ▁Survey or ▁Engine er ▁by ▁the ▁O v ied o ▁University . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁brother ▁Carlos , ▁he ▁plays ▁for ▁several ▁regional ▁dance ▁groups ▁from ▁Ast ur ias , ▁as ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁As ociación ▁F ok l ór ica ▁" O ní s ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2