Susana Pliego is a Mexican art historian with a doctorate from UNAM and a master's degree from Harvard Extension School, specialising in Mexican muralism and author of studies on Diego Rivera. She has worked as a curator in Mexico, the United States and Spain, and held senior positions at cultural institutions including the National Gallery at the National Palace, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, and the Mexican Cultural Attaché in Spain. Since 2018 she has served as Director of Culture at the Fundación Casa de México en España.