A Colombian author who began his literary career writing poems in his youth. His notable poetic works include: Canción de juventud (1967), Percibiendo mi angustia (1968), Estación de una viajera (1969), Soledad (1969), Mi primera novia (1970), Peregrinos (1970), Deambulando en el crepúsculo (1970), El rumor de la llovizna (1972), Canción para una niña (1974) y Diario de una espera (1975). 
In 1975, he graduated as an Industrial Engineer and suspended his literary activities to dedicate himself fully to food research, development, and production for several major companies in the sector.
After retiring, he returned to his literary career, this time focusing on the novel. Among his works in this genre are: El cuadro (2022), La rendija oculta (2021) y Los motivos de un parricida (2024).