Career
Carreño started dancing at the age of ten and received his training at the Provincial School of Ballet and the Cuban National Ballet School. He has appeared extensively in Europe, Latin America and the United States, dancing such roles as Franz in Coppélia, Basilio in Don Quixote, Albrecht in Giselle and Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. He has been principal dancer in the English National Ballet in 1990, The Royal Ballet in 1993 and the American Ballet Theater starting in 1995.
In 2007 he appeared in the movie, Born to Be Wild – The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre with Angel Corella, Ethan Stiefel and Vladimir Malakhov, directed by Judy Kinberg.
On 30 June 2011 he gave his final performance with the ABT in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera House in Swan Lake featuring Julie Kent and Gillian Murphy as Odille and Odette. He made a special appearance on Dancing With The Stars.
Carreño is Artistic Director of the Carreño Dance Festival in Sarasota, Florida and has been also been appointed Artistic Director of Ballet San Jose effective September 2013.
