He started singing with Cuarteto Berna when he was 15 years old after winning a contest among 40 other singers. With this group he recorded five albums. His first hit was
La flaca Marta ("Skinny Marta") from the album
Para toda América ("For All America"), released in 1984. His success allowed him to buy three brand-new cars and a house in the
barrio of Cerro de Las Rosas, and to pay off a mortgage. He has two daughters, Lorena and Natalia, and a son, Carli, who is also a cuarteto musician. ==References==