Born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, Áureo began his dance studies at Academia de Artes El Señorial. At age thirteen, he joined the Company Danza Jazz of Puerto Rico. He began his studies in classical ballet with Ballet de San Juan. In 1994, he entered the school Julian E. Blanco.

He was a member of Ballet Teatro Municipal of San Juan. Áureo was a part of the company Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, participating in numerous tours in and out of Puerto Rico and Taiwan, Egypt, Aruba, and the United States. He performed and excelled in the role of Zuniga in the production Carmen and in numerous choreographers festivals.

Áureo has been invited to dance at the Ballet RMT in Haiti, Charlotte Youth Ballet in North Carolina, Greater York Dance in Pennsylvania, and in the company of Susana Prieto Ballet Etudes of South Florida in Miami.

Aureo owns, with his wife, Mauro Inc., Mauro Youth Ballet Company, and the Official Academy of Mauro. As part of the Mauro’s Dance Company, he has danced in Cinderella, La Fille Mal Gardee, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, and Nutcracker The Revenge of the Mouse King, among other performances.

He is a pilates and martial arts instructor and holds a degree in computer science.