Mateo García Elizondo (Mexico City, 1987) is a screenwriter and author, and grandson of legendary Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. His work has appeared in magazines such as Nexos, Revista Casa de las Américas, Quimera, Origami, and Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos. He has written scripts for film and graphic narrative, including the screenplay for the feature film Desierto (2015), which won the FIPRESCI prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. His debut novel, Last Date in El Zapotal, won the City of Barcelona Award for fiction written in Spanish.