1994:
He obtained the First Prize in Drawing at the Artium Peña Academy.
1995:
He was nominated for the Rafael de Penagos Drawing Prize, which is awarded by the Mapfre-Vida Cultural Foundation in Madrid, Spain.
1996:
He obtained the Painting Scholarship of the Artium Peña Academy.
1997:
He was one of the finalists in the VII Gregorio Prieto National Drawing Contest Additionally, he received a scholarship from the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, which included a Painting and Drawing Scholarship at the Palazzo Spinelli in Florence.
1998:
He made his first contacts with art galleries, thus beginning his professional career in painting.