María Luisa Ocampo Heredia (24 November 1899 – 15 August 1974) was a Mexican novelist, playwright, and translator.
Born in Chilpancingo,
Guerrero, her parents were Melchor R.
Ocampo and Isaura Heredia; there was at least one sibling, the actress, Gloria Iturbe.
She studied at the Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración, the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, and at the National Autonomous University of Mexico She founded the theatrical group, Los Pirandellos.