His parents are German Jews who escaped from a concentration camp and later escaped Germany and found a safe haven in Chile during the height of World War II.
Mario Kreutzberger has visited more than 140 countries and has interviewed more than 50,000 people in through the world.
Don Quixote Award presented by the Council of Hispanic Heritage in Miami, Florida.
On April Fool's Day, 2003, a rumor arose that Kreutzberger had died, the rumor appearing around the New York and New Jersey area. The rumor proved false, but distressed many of his fans before this was revealed as an April Fool's joke.
In 2010, the United States Social Service Administration enlisted him to appear in a series of public service announcements to reach out to American Hispanics about the benefits of Social Service.