# Francis Romero

Francis Romero (Caracas) 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 La dama de rosa, by José Ignacio Cabrujas. However, her first contract was later, for Caribbean, 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, 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.
She is also a certified speaker from the School of Social Communication of the Central University of Venezuela. Her voice and image has appeared in several advertising messages and radio soap operas.
She joined the cast of Gaz, a version of Euripides' The Trojan Women that was shown in the theater La Mama Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa ETC) in New York City, directed by Elia Schneider.
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
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 and directed by Consuelo Trum.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 2017 | Íntimos Relatos | Obstetrician (cameo) | José Gregorio Hernández |
| 2016 | La noche de las dos lunas | Cablecar passenger (cameo) | Miguel Ferrari |
| 2015 | Ámbar, el color de una familia perfecta | Úrsula | José Gregorio Hernández |
| 2014 | Canción de las sombras | | Roque Zambrano |
| 2008 | Onda corta | Fermina | Carolina Vila |
| 2006 | El color de mi hermana | Mother | Hugo Gerdel |
| 1993 | Móvil pasional | | Mauricio Walerstein |
| 1992 | Luna llena | Consuelo | Ana Cristina Henríquez |
| 1990 | Disparen a matar | Luisa | Carlos Azpúrua |
| 1987 | Operación Billete | Adela | Olegario Barrera |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 2019 | Almas en Pena | Helena | RCTV Internacional |
| 2015 | Amor secreto | Chía | Venevisión |
| 2013 | Las Bandidas | Matilde | 1 episodio Capítulo 29 R.T.I. Televisión |
| 2008 | Isa TKM | Severa Rigores | Nickelodeon Latinoamérica |
| 2007 | Aunque mal paguen | Sagrario | Venevisión |
| 2006 | Túkiti, crecí de una | Benigna | RCTV |
| 2003 | Archivos del más allá | Doctora Acevedo (1 episode) RCTV |
| 2002 | La mujer de Judas | | RCTV |
| 2001 | La soberana | Señora Mijares | RCTV |
| 1999 | Mariú | Romelia Bernal | RCTV |
| 1999 | Secuestro al amanecer | Alicia Ramírez (1 episode) RCTV |
| 1997 | María de los Ángeles | Anita La Licuadora | RCTV |
| 1996 | Juan y el rey de las latas | Camila Valdéz (1 episode) RCTV |
| 1996 | Volver a vivir | Oriana | RCTV |
| 1995 | Los milagros del venerable | Leticia | RCTV |
| 1995 | Entrega total | Lucrecia | RCTV |
| 1994 | De oro puro | Cecilia Azocar | RCTV |
| 1992 | Por estas calles | Zaira Magaly | RCTV |
| 1991 | La pandilla de los 7 | Casandra - Clarita | RCTV |
| 1991 | Caribe | Elvira Contreras | RCTV |
| 1990 | De mujeres | Ingrid | RCTV |
| 1990 | Pobre diabla | Francis | Venezolana de Televisión |
| 1989 | Alondra | Regina | RCTV |
| 1989 | Amanda Sabater | Caridad | RCTV |
| 1989 | Alma mía | Eléctrica | RCTV |
| 1988 | Intermezzo de amor | Olga | |
| 1986 | La dama de rosa | Sonia | RCTV |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Character | Author | Country | Theatre |
| 2019 | La Yeye | La Yeye | Francis Romero | Venezuela | Micro Teatro Venezuela 20th Cycle |
| 2017 | Casamiento | Neysilmar | Germán Anzola | Venezuela | Sala Luisela Díaz del Caracas Theater Club |
| 2017 | Último Capítulo | La escritora | Miren Jalón | Venezuela | Micro Teatro Venezuela 10th Cycle |
| 2015 | Primero muerta que bañada en sangre | Rosa/Rebeca | Indira Páez | Venezuela | Teatrex El Hatillo |
| 2015 | Armadas hasta los dientes | | Indira Páez | Venezuela | Micro Teatro Venezuela 4th % 5th cycles |
| 2014 | Match | Gabriela Villanueva. | Luis Alberto Rosas | Venezuela | Micro Teatro Venezuela 1st cycle |
| 2014 | Todo o Nada | La Chepa | Marcos Purroy | Venezuela | Teatro Nacional de Venezuela |
| 2014 | Manos Arriba | Ana Ofelia | Víctor Hugo Rascón Banda | Venezuela | Teatro Premiun Los Naranjos |
| 2013 | Todo o Nada | La Chepa | Marcos Purroy | Venezuela | Teatrex El Bosque |
| 2012 | Mientras te olvido | Ermenegilda | Andrés Correa Guatarasma | Venezuela | Sala P.H. BOD |
| 2012 | La Ensalada | Elena | Rafael Guinand Leoncio Martínez | Venezuela | Sala Experimental BOD |
| 2011 | La fea despierta | Selenia | Carlos Roa | Venezuela | Teatro Premium de Los Naranjos |
| 2011 | Brujas | Inés | Santiago Moncada (Versión Luis Agustoni) | Venezuela | Teatro Premium de Los Naranjos |
| 2010 | Mi cama tiene 3 lados | Ella | Mayling Peña Mejías | Venezuela | Teatrex El Hatillo |
| 2009 | Historias de apartamento | Alicia/Leticia | Sandra Bruzón Marcela Sánchez | Venezuela | Sala 1 Fundación Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos |
| 2008 | La Nona | Anyula | Roberto Cossa | Venezuela | Sala Plural Trasnocho Cultural |
| 2008 | La Quinta Dayana | Mamá | Elio Palencia | Venezuela | Sala de Conciertos Ateneo de Caracas |
| 2006 | Sagrada Familia | Madre | Mayling Peña | Venezuela | Sala Horacio Peterson Ateneo de Caracas |
| 2006 | Diez novias y diez novios | Novia | Alberto Barrera | Venezuela | |
| 2005 | Atra Bilis | Nazaria | Laila Ripoll | Venezuela | Teatro Alberto de Paz y Mateos |
| 2004 | Vamos a contar mentiras | Julia | Alfonso Paso | Venezuela | Sala 2 Fundación Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos |
| 2004 | Anselmo y Gata | Egidia | Javier Moreno | Venezuela | Sala Horacio Peterson Ateneo de Caracas |
| 2002 y 2003 | Feliz con mi Barranco | | Manuel Mendoza Alejandro Aragón Ana M. Escalona | Venezuela EE.UU. | The Revelation Theater N.Y. |
| 2002 | La empresa perdona un momento de locura | | Rodolfo Santana | Venezuela | Sala Espacio GA80 |
| 2000 - 2001 | Lo que dejó la tempestad | | César Rengifo | Venezuela | Teatro Municipal de Caracas Alfredo Sadel |
| 2000 - 2001 | Extraño juguete | Angélica | Susana Torres Molina | Venezuela | Sala Experimental Fundación Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos |
| 1998 | La Boda | | Ibrahím Guerra | Venezuela | Sala Experimental Doris Wells |
| 1995 | SONNY diferencias sobre Otelo, el moro de Venecia | Blanca | José Ignacio Cabrujas | Venezuela | Teatro El Paraíso |
| 1994 | La casa de Bernarda Alba | Magdalena | Federico García Lorca | Venezuela | Teatro El Paraíso |
| 1989 | Gaz | | Versión Las Troyanas (Eurípides) | EE.UU. | La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club NYC |
| 1989 | Juegos de sociedad | | Juan José Alonso Millán | Venezuela | |
| 1988 | Baño de damas (play) | | Rodolfo Santana | Venezuela | Sala Ana Julia Rojas |
| 1986 | Suicidio en Si Bemol | | Sam Shepard | Venezuela | Título original Suicide in B Flat |
| 1985 | Acelgas con Champagne | | Roberto Romero | Venezuela | Teatro Rafael Guinand |

## 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.
* 2009: "SOS con Crisol Carabal y Francis Romero" Tierra Nueva 94.9 FM. (133 Emisiones diarias) Caracas - Venezuela.
As radionovela actress:
* 2006: "Días de baile" . Radio Gladys Palmera 96.6 FM. Barcelona - España.
* 1999: "Spectrum contra Spectrum y la Máscara Escarlata". Radio Rumbos 670 AM. Caracas - Venezuela.
* 1999: "La Princesa Rebelde". Radio Rumbos 670 AM. Caracas - Venezuela.
* 1999: "Enséñame a Quererte". Radio Rumbos 670 AM. Caracas - Venezuela.
* 1999: "Únicamente Tú". Radio Rumbos 670 AM. Caracas - Venezuela.
* 1999: "La Crónica del Misterio". Radio Rumbos 670 AM. Caracas - Venezuela.

## Awards and recognitions

* 2009: Best Actress. Premio Municipal de Teatro. Caracas - Venezuela.
* 2007: Best Actress. Premio Municipal de Teatro. Caracas - Venezuela.