Marvin González De León is a first-generation Mexican-American who writes plays that incorporate a myriad of genres—from sci fi to horror—anchored in the traditions of Latin American literature. His work has been produced and developed at Teatro Bravo, Arizona State University, Texas State University, Teatro del Pueblo, Round House Theatre, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Page 73 Productions, The Playwrights Realm, and the Playwrights’ Center. He was the recipient of the 2022 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship. He is also a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, where he was previously awarded the Jerome Fellowship, the McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting, and the Many Voices Fellowship. He was a member of the 2020/2021 Interstate 73 Writers Group at Page 73 Productions and was a 2020-2021 Virtual Realm Mentee with The Playwrights Realm. His plays include Too Close to Earth, which has been developed by the Playwrights’ Center and Page 73, and Madre de Dios, which was developed at the 2022 National Capital New Play Festival and received a 2020 Page 73 Virtual Residency. Madre de Dios was also nominated for The Smith Prize, The Arnold Weissberger New Play Award, The Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation’s Idea Award for new plays, the Ollie Award, and the Venturous Fellowship. González De León received his MFA in Dramatic Writing in 2017 at Arizona State University.