Jimena Tello was born in Buenos Aires. At the age of four she went to live in France with her family, where she lived for twenty years. There she studied editorial design at the Estienne School of Design and then Children's Illustration at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. Upon her return to Buenos Aires, she continued her training as an illustrator at the Sótano Blanco Art School and at the Color Café School, where she also taught. She has recently opened her own illustration workshop, where she teaches professional illustration. She has published books with several publishing houses in Argentina and other countries: France, Mexico, Korea and the United Arab Emirates.