Notorious for his celebrated 'bellybutton poem' and for his unorthodox approaches to performance poetry, Ernesto has been active for several years now in the London poetry scene. He founded and co-hosted Homophone, a successful series of poetry readings at the Poetry Cafe in 2002. He was shortlisted for Shortfuse Poetry Idol in April 2004 and is the Central London Farrago Poetry Slam Champion 2006. He has taken part in many open mic readings and has performed as a featured poet at various events (Total Writing London, Speakeasy, Take Your Own Poison, The Poetry Shack, Hip Heaven, Spoonful of Poison), mostly in London and the UK but also in Montreal and San Francisco.

A proud runner-up at the Final of London's first Male Tournament of Tease, Ernesto has performed his mixture of poetry, storytelling, comedy and burlesque at some of the best-known cabaret outlets in London: Madam JoJo's (Cabaret des Courtesans), Bethnal Green Working Men's Club (Whoopee's Hip Hip, Sweet'n'Sour, Male Tournament of Tease), Cobden Club (Rockabaret), Bistrotheque (Hanky Panky, Jonny Woo's Variety show), Royal Vauxhall Tavern (Duckie, Vauxhallville), Turnmills (Pas de Piaf, Whoo Har, Late Late Lunch), Chats Palace (The Last Great Taboo), Charterhouse bar (Subterfuge cabaret). He has been billed at a variety of art night clubs (Kashpoint, KAOS, Studio NEON) and many other unclassifiable or multidisciplinary events and festivals including ACTART3, Sweet'n'Sour, The Creative Swing, Of Naked Design, Guerrilla Zoo, OFFLINE, Stranger than Paradise, Lazy Gramophone, Queer Storytelling Festival, FANZINE, and the Bear Beauty Contest.

Arts spaces and theatres where Ernesto has presented his work include: The ICA, the Battersea Arts Centre, Barons Court Theatre, Corsica Studios, Camden People's Theatre, The Drill Hall, RADA, 291 Gallery, The Foundry, museumMAN (Liverpool), Royal Academy School's Gallery, Kingsgate Galleries, Synergy Centre, Whitechapel Gallery, etc. Ernesto has collaborated with a variety of artists and performers, including Adam Nankervis, KET-TEK, Lucia Cipriano, Sina Shamsavari, Pi Villaseñor; and participated in installations/performances by Gina Czarnecki, Spencer Tunick, Abajo Izquierdo, A2.

Ernesto has shown his videos at events like Shortwave, Franko B's Mix-up, Your Voice (Kilburn Festival), Deep Space, Exploding Cinema.

Ernesto's work usually deals with the 'queer body', exploring the paradoxes and complexities of sexual intimacy and the roles language and technology play in our every day life and in the way we perceive ourselves and our bodies.