Mario is a native of Jaen, Spain and discovered dance at the age of 20.  He studied from 2008-2010 at the Centro Andaluz de Danza in Sevilla, and relocated to New York City in 2010 where he danced with Jennifer Muller/The Works and Andrea Miller’s Gallim Dance. From 2012-2016, Mario lived in Tel Aviv, Israel dancing with Batsheva Dance Company and performing work by Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Hofesh Shechter, and Roy Assaf. His own choreography has been presented in New York, Spain, Japan, Korea, Denmark, and Tel Aviv, and has been featured in the New York Times.   This year, Mario's choreography "BUSCANDO" received 2nd prize in Choreography from the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition and a Production Award from the National Comapany of Wales.