Federico is best known for scoring the Oscar-winning film The Secret in Their Eyes, which Federico composed with Emilio Kauderer. He won several international awards for the score, including the award for Best Music from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina.
Federico's other work includes the Spanish historical fiction series Isabel, as well as Carlos, Rey Emperador, Neruda, and Salvador del Solar's political thriller Magallanes. In addition to scoring film and television, Federico has lent his skills as a multi-instrumentalist to the soundtracks of Misconduct, Kidnap, Black Butterfly, The Hunter's Prayer, and Capitan Koblic. Federico's recent film work includes scoring Spanish dramas such as Loving Pablo, starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, as well as La noche de 12 anos and Crime Wave. Federico most recently completed the score for Dan Fogelman's drama, Life Itself shot both in New York City and in Spain and the upcoming Watership Down series.