Trivia

His TV dramas have been adapted or remade several times throughout Latin America, mostly in Mexico and Brazil.

Latin American TV hits Carrusel (1989) and its Brazilian remake Carrossel (2012) are based on his stories from "Cuentos de Jacinta Pichimahuida". Two adaptations actually predate the 1989s series: Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida (1966) and Jacinta Pichimauida, la maestra que no se olvida (1974).