Costa Rican artist based in London. He began his dance training at Jazzgoba Dance Academy and continued at CityDance School & Conservatory in Washington D.C. He received a scholarship to pursue a BFA in Dance at the University of Southern California, studying under the direction of Jodie Gates and William Forsythe. From 2021 to 2023, he was a member of Ballet Hispánico in New York. Mariano joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2023.