When the world was impacted by the pandemic Mateo Montez ventured out to explore a new way to meet his goals. Born in Los Angeles, CA from Hispanic parents Artemio Ocampo, a plastic molding manager and Ixchebel Montes (passed) raised by Evangelina Orozco (Housekeeper). Mateo grew up watching movies as a family endeavor and ultimately falling in love with the presence of films. He finally took the idea in wanting something out of the ordinary which led him to appear in several projects and continuing to make moves in the film industry.