Lázaro González is an independent director, producer, and film scholar. He also holds a Master of Arts in Literatures, Cultures, and Languages from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the School of Communications at the University of Havana. Additionally, he has completed international workshops at the International School of Cinema in San Antonio de Los Baños and the Sundance Documentary Lab.

González has directed several notable short films, including "Padre Nuestro" (Our Father, 2011), "Margot" (2013), "Del fango a la Fé" (From Filth to Faith, 2013), "Tatá" (2014), "Pāndèmos" (2021), and "Parole" (2024). His documentary "Máscaras" (Masks) was distributed by Icarus Films and Americas Media Initiative, reaching numerous universities and film festivals across the United States. Currently, he is in the post-production process of Sexile and Out in the Vortex.

His feature-length documentary "Villa Rosa" (2016) received significant recognition, including a grant from the Sparring Partners Fund in Italy, the Norwegian Fund for Cuban Cinema, and AMI’s Closing Distances Award. "Villa Rosa" also won the Best Documentary Award at the Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale and the Audience Award at the Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

In addition to his work in audiovisual production, González has published in specialized publications such as Anthurium, Enfoco, Bisiesto, and Cine Cubano. He co-founded Encuadre, the Cuban Audiovisual Production Network (now Encuadre Films), and Confluencias del Lente, initiatives to promote independent Cuban cinema. González has also curated projects for the Pacific Film Archive and Cine Latino at Berkeley's Center for Latin American Studies.