Maitén Del Valle has a degree in Audiovisual Arts with a specialization in Scriptwriting. She was born in Neuquén City, and in 2013 she moved to La Plata to study at the National University of La Plata’s Art School. She was part of the creation of a film series with a gender perspective called M: Cine por Nosotras, which organized screenings and debates with the films’ directors. She started working in filmmaking as Assistant Director in the short film Cuando dejé de contar los días (2016). She was scriptwriter and camerawoman for Previa (2019), a queer-themed short film winner of LaBAF Film Lab at the National University of La Plata’s Rec Festival. Burning is her first work as a director.