Franco Resco

* 1994
* 2021
* 1975

## Biography

### Early Life

Franco Resco's journey is one filled with love, loss, and resilience. Franco's early life is marked by his ambitions, hopes, and dreams for La Gruta, his father's bar. His relationship with his father Antonio is marked by tension. Franco's father contemplates selling La Gruta to a development company despite Franco's protests and ideas for revitalizing the bar. However, when Marco appears in the past, Franco is inspired and devises a plan to save the beloved establishment. It is during this time that Franco begins pursuing his dream to revive La Gruta and utilize the funds for future investments.

During this time, Franco is dating Amelia Sharp, who sings at La Gruta. Everything changes when Paloma, a waitress at La Gruta, confesses her feelings to Franco. Faced with a difficult decision regarding his relationships, Franco must navigate the complexities of his emotions. During the reopening night for La Gruta, Amelia fails to show up in pursuit of her own dreams to perform on Broadway. In this crucial moment, Franco turns to Paloma, and their unexpected kiss ignites a passionate relationship between them. They soon decide to get married, and their union blesses them with a son named Marco, born in 1976. However, tragedy strikes a few years later when Franco's wife passes away, leaving him to raise their son Marco alone.

### Mid-Career (1994)

In 1994, Franco's relationship with Marco becomes strained and tense. Franco is a stern father, and disapproves of Marco's of passion for music, insisting on him studying economics at college while working part-time at the family's financial company. It is during the premiere of Freaky Friday that Franco discovers Marco's secret involvement with the Eleven O'Clock theater company. When Marco refuses to yield to his father's demands, he is disowned.

That very night, a devastating fire engulfs the theater, with Marco still inside. His son disappears without a trace, and his fate remains unknown. While everyone assumes the worst, Franco refuses to give up hope and clings to the belief that Marco may still be alive and may return some day. The absence of his son leaves an indelible mark on Franco's life, altering his perspective and priorities. Franco holds on to his son's mix tape for years to come, and preserves Marco's bedroom in the exact condition it was in when he disappeared.

### Late Career (2021)

In the late stages of his career, Franco finds himself grappling with the profound impact of losing both his wife and son. The weight of his grief dampens his once-ambitious aspirations. He had always dreamt of purchasing a depreciated lot of buildings downtown and transforming it into something grand. However, after his financial company encounters troubles, Franco relinquishes these dreams. Over 25 years later, he is finally ready to move on and sell his house, symbolically letting go of the hope that Marco may return.

It is in the year 2021 that Marco miraculously manages to communicate with his father, breaking through the barrier of time and space. Over several interactions, Marco is able to understand his Father and come to terms with their relationship, though he knows they cannot be permanently reunited. After the performance of Light Years, Franco realizes that through some miracle his son is still alive when Marco sings the song Here I Go (Allá Voy) that Paloma wrote. This encounter reignites Franco's spirit, helping him navigate the grieving process and restore his hope in his dreams.