Mario Camacho began dancing at the age of 19. Three years later, he was already part of the famous Martha Graham Dance Company in New York. With a break of one year, Mario Camacho was part of this company from 1986 to 1999. Mario Camacho also worked with Martha @ Mother, Maximum Dance Theatre, Pascal Rioult Dance, Peggy Lyman Dance Company, Pearl Lang Dance Company and Mark Dendy Dance Company, all in New York. 

Mario Camacho is a teacher at the Royal Conservatoire and the Rotterdam Dance Academy. He is also Faculty Member of the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.