Since the late 1970s, Chiqui was a dancer of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacionál de Cuba, where he received the title of 'First solo dancer'.
Chiqui came to Sweden 1992. Since then he has been contracted as a dance pedagogue, guest dance teacher and choreographer at the Royal Academy of Music, Malmö and Stockholm.
The college of Dance and the Ballet Academy, Stockholm,
The Rhytmic center in Copenhagen, The Music Conservatory in Silkeborg, Denmark.

He has also been invited as dance teacher and artist in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Holland, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, England, Scotia, Italy, USA.

Since 1993 Chiqui teaches Afro-Cuban dances, Latin jazz, Son, Mambo, Cha-cha-chá, Rumba, Reaggeton, at Ekeby Dance studio-Norby, Uppsala.
Chiqui has participated in several films like: 'Placido', 'El Cuerbo', 'Oggún', 'La Rumba'.
In the film „Papá Montero' witch received a Cuban award, he had the leading role.
Chiqui's outstanding ability to teach and inspire people into the rich culture of dances from Cuba, has made him very popular as a dance pedagogue.

Diplomas
Chiqui:
'Distinguishe artist' at the Youth festival in East Germany in 1974.
Prize for best choreography in Havanas carnival: 1969-90

Chiqui and Kristina:
'Gösta Knutsson stipendiat -97, for work among youngsters in Uppsala.Awarded from the Cuban Culture Ministry, for spreading the Cuban culture outside of Cuba.

Kristina studied Cuban and Afrocuban dances at ENA (Escuela Nacionál de Arte) Habana, Cuba. She also made practical an theoretic research about the afro cuban dances and their influence, among the initiated Cubans who practiced the religious dances the Yoruba and Bantú tribes, during 6 years.
She was also a special matriculated student at the Conjunto Folklórico Nacionál de Cuba, during her years in Cuba. Kristina has been invited to several schools and countries together with Chiqui, as a dance pedagogue and artist. (See Chiquis biography)

Kristina initiated a cultural exchange between Sweden ans Cuba, 1998.
With 'Grupo Iré', formed by her among her young dance students, she went to Cuba and performed 11 choreographies of cuban and afro cuban dances in different cultural scenes.
To realize this culture exchange Kristina received economical support from a department in
the Swedish government.
Kristina has been awarded for her work among young people in Sweden.
She also has received an award in Cuba, as a cultural ambassador, by spreading the Cuban culture outside of Cuba.

Diplomas
Chiqui and Kristina:
'Gösta Knutsson stipendiat -97, for work among youngsters in Uppsala.
Awarded from the Cuban Culture Ministry, for spreading the Cuban culture outside of Cuba.