María Paz González was born in Temuco in 1981. She studied Journalism at the University of Chile and specialized in documentary screenwriting at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and in filmmaking at EICTV (Cuba). Since 2004, she has worked in various areas of audiovisual production.

Her first short documentary, First of All (2005), about children’s orchestras, received the Special Jury Prize at FIDOCS and was broadcast on TVN. Her first feature-length documentary, Daughter, was supported by CORFO and the Audiovisual Development Fund. It premiered at FIDOCS, where it won the award for Best National Documentary.

In 2019, she premiered her first fiction feature, Lina from Lima, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the San Sebastián Film Festival. The film received numerous awards, including Best Director at the Valdivia International Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cinélatino Toulouse, and was selected for more than 50 festivals worldwide.

Her most recent project, Morir de Pie, has received international recognition, including selection at the San Sebastián Co-Production Forum, the Southern Pfeffer Award at JIFF, and support from the Luxembourg Film Fund.