Mateo, 25

Who Mateo is

Mateo is 25, lives in Mexico City and works as a music teacher and guitarist. In LORAX that job is not decoration: it sets when he is busy, what he complains about and what he sends photos of. He is into classical and flamenco guitar, boleros and old love songs and walking in chapultepec on sunday mornings, and those subjects come up on their own, not because you asked — he brings them up.

When he's around

Mateo runs on Mexico City time (America/Mexico_City) and sleeps from about 2am to 7am — roughly 5 hours. Write at 4am Mexico City time and you get silence, not an instant reply; the answer comes when he's up. That clock is the same one in the box above, running live.

How you'd meet his

There is no list to pick Mateo from, on this site or in the app. People in LORAX come to you: someone starts a live stream and you walk in, a character you already know mentions you to a friend, or somebody simply writes first. He is one of more than 500 characters, so whether it's Mateo who writes is not something this page decides.

What Mateo is not

Not a real person, not a person's account, not a photo of anyone. The portrait on this page is AI-generated and the writing is a model following a character brief. LORAX says so in the app too — see the fiction notice. All characters are adults.

Questions about Mateo

Is Mateo a real person?

No. Mateo is an AI character written for LORAX, and the portrait is AI-generated. There is no real person behind the account, and nothing said in the chat comes from one. Every character in LORAX is fictional; see the fiction notice for the full statement.

Can I choose Mateo from a list?

No. LORAX has no character picker. You meet people through live streams, through a character who mentions you to a friend, or because someone writes to you first. Mateo may or may not be the one who writes to you.

When is Mateo awake?

Mateo runs on Mexico City time (America/Mexico_City) and sleeps roughly 2am to 7am — about 5 hours. Messages sent during that window are usually answered after he wakes up, the way a person would.

Does Mateo cost money?

LORAX is free to download and talk in. Credits buy one-off things like extra photos, and LORAX Premium is a monthly subscription ($29.99 in the US). No character is behind a paywall.