Estelí Meza was born in Mexico City. She studied Design and Visual Communication at FAD and received a master's degree in Visual Arts from UNAM in Mexico. In 2018, she was awarded A la Orilla del Viento "Picture Book" Contest Award sponsored by Fondo de Cultura Económica for the book El Príncipe Valiente tiene miedo. In 2013, Estelí was awarded the FILIJ XVIII "Picture Book" International Award for her book Angustia. In 2017 she received an Honorific Mention in Sharjah ìs Illustration Catalog (United Arab Emirates) and in 2016 she received an Honorific Mention in the National Poster Contest "Invitemos a Leer" in Mexico. She has published books in Mexico, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Currently, she works for different publishers and magazines