Carlos Pagés was born in Villa Ballester, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Over the years he has alternately worked as a photographer, plastic artist, set designer, prop maker, music programmer and journalist. He has also worked as a workshop artist, plastic arts teacher and director of cultural centers in the Buenos Aires suburbs. He currently lives in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, where he works as a graphic designer. He programs the Cineclub Musidora in that city. He worked as an illustrator for the magazines Clepsidra, Uno Mismo, La Salud and Playboy Mexico. He was editorial secretary of the music magazine La Contumancia, and contributor to the magazine Crisis and the film magazine Detour.