Actor

Mateo Honles

El Salvador

Mateo Honles is a Salvadoran child actor best known for his role as the young José Guevara in the Salvadoran-American film Fireflies at El Mozote (Luciérnagas en El Mozote), where he portrays the protagonist during his childhood in a story rooted in historical memory and survival.

Before that role, he appeared in Salvadoran films such as Days of Light (2019) and La balada de Hortensia (2024), taking part in national cinema from an early age. His performances have positioned him as one of the emerging young faces of contemporary Salvadoran film.

Often works with

Lourdes Chávez
2 titles together
Fireflies at El Mozote, The Ballad of Hortensia
J
Jesús Vanegas
2 titles together
Fireflies at El Mozote, The Ballad of Hortensia
T
Teda Bertrand
2 titles together
Fireflies at El Mozote, The Ballad of Hortensia

Full filmography · 3

Fireflies at El Mozote
as José Guevara
2025
The Ballad of Hortensia
as Aldo
2024
Days of Light
as Toñito
2019