ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz, hiː ɐpˈɪɹd ɪnðə tˌiːvˈiː sˈɪɹiz pɹˈɪɾi lˈɪɾəl lˈaɪɚz æz ˈælɪks sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ ænd ɪn nˈaɪnti θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn æz hˌɑːvɪˈɛɹ lˈuːnə wˈɪtʃ wʌz "pɹˈæktɪkli mˌiː wɪð ɐ dˈɪfɹənt nˈeɪm" wˌɛɹ hiː kʊd sˈɪŋ ænd kəmpˈoʊz, mˈeɪnli "sˈiːmpɚ tˈuː" wˌɪtʃ kˈeɪm ˈaʊt æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɛkənd sˈiːzən ænd ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə θˈɜːd.
In 2010, at the age of 20 years, he appeared in the TV series Pretty Little Liars as Alex Santiago and in 90210 as Javier Luna which was "practically me with a different name" where he could sing and compose, mainly "Siempre tú" which came out at the end of the second season and the beginning of the third.