Illustrator, designer and graphic Venezuelan creator, studied at the School of Visual Arts Cristóbal Rojas in Caracas. After years of combining her artistic development with the publicity work, in 2006 she founded Guanábana Mecánica-Grupo Nanqka, a graphic studio specialized in digital retouching and illustration, an experience that Maria Elena defines as "research, dedication, experimentation, dream, magic ... smells , Textures, sounds, music, flavors ... is the look of one and the word of others.
Contagious laughter is the second book illustrated by Maria Elena. His beautiful work can also be seen in Aprendecedario (Amanuense, 2009).