He was popular on colombian television during the s for his political satire. In addition to his work on television, he also had roles as a peace negotiator in the release of FARC guerrillas' hostages.
He was murdered in by right-wing paramilitary hitmen, with suspected support from members of the Colombian military and security services , according to testimonies of former paramilitaries commanders. He studied law and political science at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia , but his active involvement in politics and television did not allow him to finish. After winning the elections, Pastrana nominated him as mayor of Sumapaz , an underdeveloped rural locality in the district, in In a year, he created a health center, the school was improved [5] and the only street of town was paved.
But his originality was not well seen by the central administration of Pastrana. That answer and other eccentricities, brought to the conclusion by the central administration that he had founded a brothel in Sumapaz.
He helped in the translations of the new Colombian Constitution of into the indigenous languages and as a presidential adviser in communications.
In , the director of the Noticiero de las 7 , Antonio Morales Riveira, knew of the fame of the Mayor of Sumapaz in imitating politicians. He worked on various television parodies, becoming famous with the TV show Zoociedad Zoociety in the s which contained humor about materialistic society and politics.
