Elio won prizes in several national entities of Cuba during the eighties and nineties; twice at the International Festival of Havana in the documentary genre. Also at Cinema San Juan, Puerto Rico, the latter in the year 90. In 1995, was a fellow of the Film Board Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany, in order to develop a story called The Black Paganini based on a real character of the nineteenth century. In 1997, he received support from the Mexican Institute of Cinematography for a documentary project about the history of the Caribbean, now titled Devil's Paradise that won several prizes just as a Development Project in the first film festival of Merida and Yucatan, Mexico, 2015. He has several projects in development.
Unique traits: Perseverance
Merida and Yucatan Film Festival "Jaguar de Oro" for a Limited Series project
(2015)
Havana International Film Festival "Coral" for Documentary
(1990)
Puerto Rico Cine San Juan Festival "Pitirre" for Documentary
(1990)
Havana International Film Festival "Coral" for Mini Series
(1889)