María Alejandra Botín

 (born July 11th, 1964 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-American animator, writer, producer, director, author and video game developer, being known for co-creating The Dinosaur Princess with Lawrence Christensen.

Early life
María was born in Buenos Aires on July 11, 1964. Her father was a doctor while her mother was a teacher.

In 1980, she and her family moved to Fresno, California and soon met Lawrence while in college. Both she and Lawrence showed an interest for animation and, after graduation, they worked together to make a comic book series.

Career
In 1988, María and Lawrence released through Dusk Hunter, a comic focusing on a young adult man who is an explorer out to find artifacts that are connected to the supernatural. Following its success, Universal Cartoon Studios acquired the rights for an animated television adaption in 1994, premiering on Fox on October 7th, 1996.

The Dinosaur Princess
In 1997, inspired by the Jurassic Park trend and several wild people media, María approached Lawrence with a project originally named Project: Dinosaur Tarzan. Her original plan was to make the main a grown man, but Lawrence suggested that being a woman instead, since he was inspired by some TBD.

Television

 * The Dinosaur Princess - co-creator (2005-2010)
 * The Dinosaur Princess - co-creator (2005-2010)

Video games

 * The Dinosaur Princess series - co-creator, writer, storyboard artist and director (1999-present)
 * Creative Nexus - co-creator (2018)

Personal life
María Alejandra is openly lesbian and is married to Adriana Davidson since January 6th, 2010.

Trivia

 * Despite the rumors, she isn't married to Lawrence Christensen as they explained that they are just close friends.
 * She is known for working on both live action and animated stuff.
 * She is close friends with Lawrence Christensen, Stella McDonnell, Ryan Curcwald, Daniel Wright, TBD.