Mario Jaén

Mario Jaén (born 1957) is a Honduran actor, theatre director, and playwright associated with the independent theatre scene in Tegucigalpa. He was among Honduran theatre practitioners who contributed to late-20th-century Honduran theatre, including work influenced by collective creation and politically engaged theatre traditions.

Jaén received regional attention for his title-role performance in Albert Camus’s Caligula, staged as part of Honduras’s participation at the IV Central American Theatre Festival. He has also directed touring community performances with Teatro Taller Tegucigalpa (TTT), including productions connected to human-rights and social-justice themes.

Early life and education Jaén is the son of the Honduran actor Emmanuel Jaén.

Selected works Theatre (selected) Caligula (Albert Camus) – title role, IV Central American Theatre Festival (San Salvador, 1996). El atravesado (after Andrés Caicedo) – monologue performance (festival appearance, 1999). Ancestras (Hermes Reyes) – touring direction (Teatro Taller Tegucigalpa). Canícula – written and directed by Jaén.