Colegio de Belén
He graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in 1994 and later received his bachelor's degree from Tulane University in 1998. In addition, he received his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University in 2001. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association and the Cuban-American Bar Association. He is married to Cristina Elena Suarez and they have three children Isabella, Marcelo Jr, and Nicolas.