María Elena Walsh (born on February 1, 1930 in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires - died on January 10, 2011 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine musician and writer known for her songs and books for children. At 15 years of age, Walsh had some of her poems published in the "El Hogar" magazine and La Nación newspaper. Two years later, she wrote her first book of poems; Otoño Imperdonable ("Unforgivable autumn"). In 1948, she started travelling, first to the United States and in 1952 to Europe