Olivia Peregrino is originally from San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico. She studied Audiovisual Languages with a specialization in Photography at the Faculty of Visual Arts of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.

Her photographic work explores the concepts of sexual diversity, women’s rights, and social justice. The documentary Dear Nancy is her debut film, with which she won the Silver Cabrito for Best Film from Nuevo León at the Monterrey International Film Festival 2021; and the award for Best Mexican Documentary at the Queer International Film Festival Playa del Carmen. She was a KinoStart Jury member at FICMTY 2022.

She is currently developing her second feature documentary and a short film about the transgender community of Monterrey.