Rafael Rozo is a native of Colombia who immigrated to the United States in 2002. He and his wife, Allison Rozo, write bilingual English and Spanish picture books to tie together his Hispanic and American backgrounds. He is proud to create books that represent himself and his two children. Their books include DIEGO FUEGO THE FIREFIGHTING DRAGON (Penguin Workshop '25) and UNIQUE LIKE YOU (Beaming Books '25).

Rafael graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia with a degree in Information Systems, Computer Science. He received a master’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad de La Salle. Rafael is the co-owner of the Quimera Group, a US based consultancy firm. In his free time he can be found coaching, playing, and watching soccer!