Award-winning writer and artist. His books include Odyssey to the North, A Promise to Keep, Waves of the East River, and El Niño de Maíz / The Boy of Maize. Bio.
On October 16, 2025, esteemed Salvadoran author Mario Bencastro paid a virtual visit to my class "Latino Communities in Metropolitan Washington, DC," at the University of California's Washington, D.C. campus (UCDC) campus as part of Teach Central America Week.
By Marcy Campos
On Friday, May 3rd, Salvadoran author Mario Bencastro visited Houston Elementary School to share his 2021 bilingual book, Un tren llamado Esperanza, or A Train Called Hope, illustrated by Robert Casilla.
The Casa de la Cultura El Salvador brought Salvadoran author and artist Mario Bencastro to Washington, D.C. for a week of activities during Teach Central America Week 2019.
By Cierra Kaler-Jones
As middle school students entered the auditorium at Sacred Heart School on May 8, they beamed when they saw Salvadoran novelist and painter, Mario Bencastro, sitting in the front row.
