Luis María Pescetti (San Jorge, Santa Fe, January 15, 1958) is an Argentine writer, musician and singer. He has published works for children and adults.
He started working in 1979 in concert café shows.

He is a founding member of the Latin American and Caribbean Children's Song Movement, created in 1994. In 1989, he settled in Mexico, where he hosted the Hola, Luis program on Radio UNAM. He returned to his country in 2001. He was the host of The Black Vampire, broadcast by Radio Nacional, for which he received the Radio Crier Award from the Fundación El Libro in 2005.

He received the Casa de las Américas award in 1997 for his novel The Citizen in My Shoes, The White Ravens award in 1998, 2001 and 2005 (awarded by the Internationale Jugendbibliothek) and five Gardel awards.

In 2010 he won the Latin Grammy for Best Children's Music Album, the ALIJA Grand Prize (IBBY Argentina) and the Caniem Prize for his book Cartas al Rey de la cabin.

In 2011, he received a Konex award for his work in the field of children's and youth literature and music. In addition, he was declared Outstanding Cultural Personality of the City of Buenos Aires, Illustrious Visitor of the City of Córdoba and Cultural Ambassador of the City of San Jorge. In 2016, he was named a Friend of Popular Libraries by CONABIP.

In 2013, he received the Alija Featured Award in the Poetry category for Unidos contra Drácula.

In 2018, her series of nine children's books Natacha was made into a film. The film, directed by Fernanda Ribeiz and Eduardo Pinto, is based on the first two books in the series and features five original songs by Pescetti.