Pablo von Sternenfels was born in Mexico City. Very young he moves to Chicago, where he took his first ballet lessons at the private ballet school Momenta, with Stephanie Clemens. After his return to Mexico City he continued his education at the Taller Coreografico de la UNAM and in Escuela Nacional de Danza Clasica y Contemporánea. Afterwards he attends for two years the National Ballet School in Cuba.

In 2010 he wins a scholarship for the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, from which he graduates two years later. In 2012 he becomes an apprentice with the Stuttgart Ballet, and one season later is taken into the Corps de ballet. In 2014/15 he is promoted to Demi Soloist; in 2015/16 he became Soloist. His repertory with the Stuttgart Ballet included roles in pieces from choreographers such as Jiri Kilian, William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Sidi Larbi Chercaoui, Edward Clug, Hans van Manen, and many others.

Since June 2017 he works as a freelancer, participating in several Galas and festivals such as Dance Salad Festival (Houston), Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Solocoreografico (Frankfurt), 26Feira Cabalar Galicia, Theaterhaus Jazztage (Stuttgart), and others. He has also works widely in different countries and associations concerning agroecology and sustainable living, including groups like Prinzessinnen Garten (Berlin, Germany), Huerto Roma Verde (Mexico City), Trabajadores Unidos por la Tierra (Cordoba, Argentina).