He began his dance training at the age of 18 at the Conservatory of the University of Chile in Santiago. Through various encounters, he went on to work with different choreographers, including Karen Connolly and Victoria Larrain, as well as with the Ballet Nacional Chileno.

In 1986, he moved to France, where he met Compagnie Maguy Marin and began a long artistic journey with the company. Their unique artistic relationship has continued from 1986 to the present day, during which he has performed in every one of the company’s creations.

In 1995, he created Laps. Following this work, Maguy Marin invited him to create a choreographic piece for the company. He went on to create Un, which premiered at the Maison des Arts et de la Culture in Créteil in November 1996. In 2000, as part of the ‘Pièces détachées’ programme led by Compagnie Maguy Marin, he created Entrevue, a piece conceived and performed by Cathy Polo and himself. In 2004, he created a new choreographic work for four dancers, Semblance.

In 2016, he took part as both author and performer in the creation of passion(s), a project developed by the artistic research laboratory at RAMDAM, UN CENTRE D’ART. He is currently developing a new choreographic project, Briques.

Over these many years of artistic development, he has also built up extensive experience in teaching, working with beginner, amateur and professional dancers. Alvarez is now an associate artist at RAMDAM, UN CENTRE D’ART.