Francisco Bosch (born 5 October 1982) is a Spanish actor and dancer. He was born in
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
.
His interest in dance began when his grandmother took him to a meeting of her
flamenco
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group when he was five years old. He began his dance training at Conservatorio Professional de Danza in Valencia and continued study at the Conservatorio de Danza in
Madrid
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then joined Nacho Duato's Compania Nacional de Danza. In 2002, he joined the
English National Ballet
English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish ...
.
He played
Bagoas
Bagoas (Old Iranian: ''Bagāvahyā'', grc, Βαγώας ''Bagōas''; died 336 BCE) was a prominent Persian official who served as the vizier (Chief Minister) of the Achaemenid Empire until his death.
Biography
Bagoas was a eunuch who later bec ...
opposite
Colin Farrell
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in the 2004
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and wrote the gangster film remake '' Sc ...
film ''
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
''. Their love scene was cut before distribution, as it was said to be too explicit. The dance scene shown in the movie has been detailed in
Suzanne Gielgud's ''
Dancing For Oliver'' documentary where Francisco is also interviewed.
Francisco has also completed filming in the 2006 films ''
Nina's Heavenly Delights
''Nina's Heavenly Delights'' is a 2006 British drama romance comedy film, directed by Pratibha Parmar. The film was released on 29 September 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on 21 November 2007 in the United States.
Synopsis
When young Glaswegi ...
'' and
Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy ( ; born 23 June 1953) is an Australian film director. Mulcahy's work is recognisable by the use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights, neo-noir lighting, windblown drapery, and fans. He directed music videos i ...
''
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb'' TV series. Francisco appeared in ''
The Magic Flute
''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...
'' 2006 adaptation of
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
's opera by
Kenneth Branagh
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. He was next in
Layke Anderson
Layke Anderson (born 10 October 1983) is a British film director and former actor.
Career
Anderson starred opposite Udo Kier and Stephen Fry in the 2009 Luxembourgian-German drama '' House of Boys'', though left acting behind shortly after t ...
's ''
House of Boys'', written by
Jean-Claude Schlim.
In a 23 July 2013 interview with ''Out in the City'' magazine, Bosch confirmed that he is gay.
References
External links
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Francisco Bosch's Official Website
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1982 births
Living people
People from Valencia
Spanish gay actors
Gay dancers
Spanish male television actors
Actors from the Valencian Community
Spanish male ballet dancers
Spanish male film actors
English National Ballet dancers