Melina León

Melina León is a Peruvian director based in Lima and New York. Graduated from MFA film of Columbia University, her short film El paraíso de Lili (Lili’s Paradise) premiered at the New York Film Festival and won 11 awards, including Best Latin American Film at the São Paulo International Short Film Festival. Her debut feature, Song Without a Name, is inspired by a true account of child trafficking originally reported by Ismael León, her father.