He studied at the ECU - Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (Film School of Uruguay).
He made his acting debut in the drama Masangeles (2008).
After that, he was cast in various Spanish speaking films such as Cinco (2010), La Culpa del Cordero (2012), La máquina que escupe monstruos y la chica de mis sueños (2012), and Thesis on a Homicide (2013).
However, Mateo is widely known for the film Hawaii (2013) where he gained international attention from viewers.