 He began his piano studies in Santa Fe, and soon became fascinated with the music of the gauchos and creoles in the mountains.He continued his studies in Córdoba, where he met the great Argentinian folk singer and songwriter Atahualpa Yupanqui and was influenced by him.Following a suggestion from Yupanqui, he visited the northeastern part of Argentina, and deepened his research into the traditional rhythms of South America.