 Having grown up in a neighborhood of mostly Haitian families, he is well aware of their struggles; he sometimes describes his work as "polemic".In January 1997, "el estudiante" held a one-man show in Santiago de Cuba's largest and most prestigious gallery, Oriente, and continues to take part in exhibitions held by "Grupo Bayate".In June, 2002 his work was described as "riotously colorful and stacked like a rush-hour train" in a "New York Times" article entitled "Ebullient Cubans Make a Lot Out of a Little", which also speaks of the art-market success of his naïve style.Another artist featured in the 1997 Metropolitan Arts Center "Naïve Art from Cuba" exhibition was Julián Espinoza Rebollido, also known as Wayacón.