Francisco Castro was born in El Salvador. He came to the United States at age 15. He attended California State University Northridge where he obtained a B.A. in Print Journalism. He has worked in newspapers, web, magazines and public relations. For the past four years, he has been the Metro Editor for La Opinion, the largest daily Spanish newspaper in the West Coast. Prevously, he was a reporter and Metro Editor for Hoy Newspaper, a Spanish weekly in Los Angeles.