Martín Barea Mattos was born in Montevideo in 1978. He is a visual artist and musician. His poetry collections include Made in China (Estuario, Uruguay, 2016), Parking Barea Mattos (Una temporada en Isla negra, Chile, 2014), Conexo (MNAV, Uruguay, 2013) and Por hora por día por mes (Estuario, 2008). He is the organizer of the long-running Montevideo reading series, Ronda de Poetas.