Mario del Ángel-Guevara was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in bilingual education at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. He is a PhD doctoral candidate in Hispanic linguistics in the University of New Mexico Department of Spanish and Portuguese, where he teaches two courses on Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine of Mexico and the Southwest. Besides teaching, his work also includes translating and interpreting Spanish-English for the Division of Student Affairs and as mentor transfer student for the CNM-UNM Mellon Transfer Initiative for the Humanities for the Spanish and Portuguese department. Some of his major translated publications include three books on Curanderismo, the traditional medicine of Mexico; a book on finances for US Latinos balancing family, business, and culture; and an article on indigenous linguistic policy in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the presidential elections and earthquake of 2018.