Social Educator and ICF Certified Coach with a Masters in Advanced Theatre Studies. She is a Spanish presenter and producer of current affairs documentaries.
As an educator, facilitator, and coordinator of educational programs, she has worked with educational institutions, businesses, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Spain, and Mexico. She specializes in human rights and gender equality.
No One Is Illegal Every Day Tomorrow is the first documentary she produced. She is currently preparing for the production of her second documentary, Vietnam Whispers, which will be filmed in late 2024.
At Samaruc Productions, María is responsible for coordinating film and documentary projects in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Spain.
Together with Carlos Underwood, she produces the documentary series Human Voices, a traveling project that aims to focus on agriculture and the climate crisis, as well as related topics, to explain various socio-environmental issues and present the audience with solutions or social justice alternatives.
Journalist and filmmaker. Erosion, the first independent film he co-directed, won the award for best Hispanic American documentary at the film festival “Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces 2018” and honourable mentions in different countries.
At BBC NI he participates in the Spotlight and Panorama departments, respectively, both specialized in documentary investigative journalism.
He has credits as a researcher, cameraman and Asisstent Producer in different BBC programs, such as “Murder on the Street”,”Deadly Little Pills”,“Covert Cops: When Spying Goes Wrong”,“30 Years Behind the Mask”; “The Drug Wars that Killed Olivia” and “Smart Motorways: When Technology Fails”.
Currently, as Self-Shooting Assistant Producer, he is completing a three-episode documentary for BBC Studios-Panorama to be released in January 2025.
Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Journalism from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production (Film), Northern Ireland, Bangor.
No One Is Illegal Every Day Tomorrow is his first film as a solo director and Vietnam Whispers will be his second work also as a director.
Together with María Atahona he is making the documentary series Voces Humanas.
