Francis Romero (
Caracas
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) is a Venezuelan actress of theatre, film, radio, and television.
Early life
Francis Romero was born in Caracas. She grew up in the Chacao development with her mother and two brothers, Alessandro and Christian.
Whilst in her fifth year of high school, she enrolled in The National Theater School, now closed. Finishing high school, she began relentlessly looking for training as an actor: she trained in the "Actors Studio" of
Enrique Porte, then in 1998 graduated from the University Institute of Theatre (IUDET), now the
National Experimental University of the Arts (UNEARTE), with a ''cum laude'' degree in Theater Management and Production.
Career
Her beginnings in television were at
Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), where she played extra roles like "elevator rider 3" and "secretary 4". Little by little she got better roles until winning a lead in the
telenovela
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''
La dama de rosa
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'', by
José Ignacio Cabrujas
José Ignacio Cabrujas Lofiego (July 17, 1937 – October 21, 1995 in Porlamar, Margarita Island) was a Venezuelan playwright, theater director, chronicler, soap opera writer, drama librettist, screenplay writer, radio moderator, humanist and poli ...
. However, her first contract was later, for ''
Caribbean
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'', when an actress in the cast got pregnant and Romero was called as an emergency replacement. She worked at RCTV for thirteen years.
Francis then moved to the channel
Venevision to join the cast of ''
Aunque mal paguen
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María Antonieta Castillo and Miguel de León star as the main protagonists while Ana Karina Manco ...
'', by
Alberto Barrera Tyzka, where she played "Sagrario".
Similarly, she has starred in several films, including two short films ("La Transfusión", by Hugo Gerdel, and "Onda Corta", by Carolina Vila) and feature films including ''Operación Billete'', by
Olegario Barrera; ''Luna Llena'', by
Ana Cristina Henríquez; ''Disparen a Matar'', by Carlos Azpúrua; and ''Móvil Pasional'' by
Mauricio Walerstein
Mauricio Walerstein (29 March 1945 – 3 July 2016) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer who spent much of his career in Venezuela.[Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in L ...]
. Her voice and image has appeared in several advertising messages and radio soap operas.
She joined the cast of ''
Gaz
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'', a version of
Euripides
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' ''
The Trojan Women'' that was shown in the theater
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club
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(La MaMa ETC) in
New York City
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, directed by
Elia Schneider
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.
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Romero won the Municipal Theater Award in 2007 for the best supporting actress for her role as Mercedes in the play " La Quinta Dayana", written by Elio Palencia and directed by Gerardo Blanco López [Anunciados ganadores del Premio Municipal de Teatro 2007](_blank)
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In the 2009 edition, she won again as best supporting actress for her role as Aunt Anyula in the play '' La Nona'', written by Roberto Cossa
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Life and work
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Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
Radio
As speaker and producer:
* 2011: "Aquí entre nos con Francis Romero y José Vieira" Clásicos 94.9 FM. Caracas - Venezuela.
* 2010: "SOS con Crisol Carabal y Francis Romero" Familia 94.9 FM. (133 Emisiones diarias) Caracas - Venezuela.
Awards and recognitions
* 2009: Best Actress. Premio Municipal de Teatro. Caracas - Venezuela.
References
External links
*
* Biography a
Francis Romero
Las Primeras Actrices de Venezuela
20/07/2013
Las actrices más bellas y famosas toman el teatro
Aquilino José Mata, 02/09/2010, ''Informe21''
Las lecciones del Festival Internacional de Teatro
Ángel Ricardo Gómez, 2 April 2013, ''El Universal''
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Venezuelan film actresses
Venezuelan television actresses
Venezuelan stage actresses
Actresses from Caracas
20th-century Venezuelan actresses
21st-century Venezuelan actresses