Carlos came to the United States in 1981 when he was 21 years old to pursue his dreams. He worked a variety of jobs before finally landing a job as an Artist. At the age of 30, after teaching himself how to use the airbrush as well as traditional brush techniques, he got a job as a commercial sign painter. It was not long before his skill and techniques were improving. Next, Carlos set his sights on the highly specialized world of pin-up art. Although beautiful women are perhaps one of the most difficult themes to paint, in the past four years, Carlos has risen to the top of this very competitive field. His drive for perfection guarantees there is more to see in the near future. In Sept. of 1996 Carlos' Pin-ups attracted the attention of Mark Buck, a young California entrepreneur with two passions; pin-up art and surfing. Two years later, Mark started Slap-On Decals, a company created to produce high quality stickers for the sports action industry. At that time, Carlos licensed some of his pin-up designs to Slap-On, and thanks to his association with Mark and Slap-On Decals his work has become very popular as well as instantly recognizable in dozens of major countries around the world.