Mario Vanarelli was a set designer who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 21, 1917 and died in the same city on July 6, 2005 after an extensive professional career. He was also Rector and professor of scenography in Buenos Aires and at the University of La Plata. He received the Martín Fierro Award for best set designer in 1959 and the Konex Award in 1982.