Born on June 10, 1936, in Temuco, he was the son of Víctor Carmine Vallette and Laudelina Zúñiga Palavicino. He married Antonieta Rojas Morales, and they had two daughters: Marisol and Solange.
He completed his secondary schooling at the Liceo de Hombres in Temuco and later graduated as a reserve Sub-Lieutenant of infantry from the Military School. He earned a law degree from the University of Chile on 10 September 1959, submitting a thesis titled "El impuesto a las asignaciones y donaciones ante la Ley y la Jurisprudencia". He practiced law in Santiago until 1963, then returned to Temuco, where he served as legal advisor to the Unión Agrícola Cooperative of Malleco and Cautín Ltda., and the sugar company Industria Azucarera La Frontera S.A.
He also managed agricultural operations on the "La Fantasía" estate in Pitrufquén and held a directorship in a local agricultural development society.
He entered politics in 1966 as a founding member of the National Party, serving as provincial secretary and assuming the presidency of the National Council of Temuco in 1968.
Elected Deputy in 1969 and reelected in 1973, he served during both the 1969–73 and ill-fated 1973–77 legislative periods. He was a member of the Permanent Commission on Mining and participated in several investigative commissions. These commissions include constitutional accusations against the Minister of Defense (Sergio Ossa), disputes involving the Andina Mining Company, and inquiries into state bank lending procedures and loans granted to members of parliament.
His legislative service was terminated prematurely by the military takeover of September 11, 1973, and the subsequent dissolution of Congress.
He died on June 11, 2021, in his hometown of Temuco.
