Milagritos Saldarriaga studied Peruvian and Latin American literature at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and has an MA degree in Museology and Cultural Management from the Universidad Ricardo Palma in Peru. She has held positions in the literary, artistic, and cultural fields, with a focus on publishing and pedagogy. She has also worked in several public museums and has been the Director of the Casa de la Literatura Peruana for the past seven years.