Paco Cortés Aponte appears in the awards register of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival with credits for design: 7 awards between 1978 and 1993, 3 of them first prizes.
The groups they have won awards with include Los Rebeldes (6 awards) and Los Bambas (1 award).
Some of their first-prize creations: «El nacer de un payaso» (Los Rebeldes, 1984), «Enanos montados encima de avestruces» (Los Rebeldes, 1982) and «Alí Jajá y los 90 payasos» (Los Rebeldes, 1981).
Their most successful year was 1993, with 1 award.