 He features in a film on DVD, "The Work of the Master" (Scaramuzza's teaching life) directed by Nicolás Borenstein, to be released in 2011.After winning first prize at the Geneva Concours de Virtuosité in June 1964, Portugheis embarked upon an international career, visiting nearly 50 countries, performing in solo and chamber music concerts as well as being a soloist with many international orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony, London Mozart Players, English Chamber, Suisse Romande, Lausanne Chamber, Paris and Israel Sinfoniettas, Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Nacional de Argentina, and Sofia Philharmonic, among others.Portugheis returns regularly to Argentina, where in 2008 he performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No3.