When he returned to Spain, his brother Lucio got him a job as custodian in the Rio de la Plata cinematographic studios. In 1937, he was hired as director and screenwriter for the movies "Dos amigos y un amor" (Two friends and one love) and "Veinticuatro horas de libertad" (Twenty-four hours of liberty), both starring comedy actor Pepe Iglesias. In 1939, he directed "El hijo del barrio" (1940, Son of the neighborhood), "Corazón the Turco" (1940, Turkish Heart) and "Chingolo" (1941) all of them with their own script.