Hubert Matiúwàa, who has published under the pseudonym Hubert Malina, belongs to the Mè’phàà culture. He received his BA in Arts & Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero and his Master’s in Latin American Studies (UNAM). In 2016 he published his first book Xtámbaa/Piel de tierra, coedited by Pluralia Editions and the Mexican Secretary of Culture. He is a grantee for the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA).