Melina León is a Peruvian director based in Lima and New York, and a film graduate of Columbia University. Her short film Lili’s Paradise (2009) had its international premiere at the New York Film Festival, and went on to win awards at various international festivals around the world, including Best Latin American Film at the Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival. Song Without a Name (2019) was screened at the Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes, making León the first female Peruvian director to be selected for the festival.