Rafael Francisco(I)
- Producer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Rafael Francisco was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Rafael, along with his twin brother Gabriel, moved to the U.S. at
the age of 12 with mother Eliane. They moved to Newark, NJ to live with
their step-father, Richard Haddad and step-brothers Rich and Jim. The
Haddad family along with Rafael and his twin brother moved to Closter,
NJ soon after.
Rafael's foray into the entertainment industry was inevitable as he partook in the inception of his middle school's (Tenakill Middle School) live local broadcast station named TBN. Rafael pursued every opportunity with creative enthusiasm. One of his notable acquisitions for TBN was an interview with the famed Peter Scanlan. Apparently, TBN got wind of rumors that Peter Scanlan was making an appearance across the street. Rafael grabbed his TBN camera crew and headed out to meet Peter. Using wit and charm Rafael convinced Mr. Scanlan to give an impromptu interview.
Rafael left high school to pursue an acting career and moved to LA when he turned 18. He took on small roles on television while working a 9-5 at Empire CLS - a limousine service where he quickly became a VIP agent in charge of scheduling service for many top notch celebrities. When Rafael wasn't working at Empire CLS or auditioning he was working for talent and casting agents.
He moved back to the New York/New Jersey area when an opportunity to produce a film arose. Rafael and his brother, Gabriel, started a production company (FranciscoProductions.net) whose first production (An Anomaly of a Theory) was accepted into Cannes' short film category in 2010. After Cannes the film has won multiple awards in film festivals around the U.S.
Rafael was featured in one of New Jersey's premier newspapers, The Record, for producing An Anomaly of a Theory.
Currently Rafael is busy producing several different films.
Rafael's foray into the entertainment industry was inevitable as he partook in the inception of his middle school's (Tenakill Middle School) live local broadcast station named TBN. Rafael pursued every opportunity with creative enthusiasm. One of his notable acquisitions for TBN was an interview with the famed Peter Scanlan. Apparently, TBN got wind of rumors that Peter Scanlan was making an appearance across the street. Rafael grabbed his TBN camera crew and headed out to meet Peter. Using wit and charm Rafael convinced Mr. Scanlan to give an impromptu interview.
Rafael left high school to pursue an acting career and moved to LA when he turned 18. He took on small roles on television while working a 9-5 at Empire CLS - a limousine service where he quickly became a VIP agent in charge of scheduling service for many top notch celebrities. When Rafael wasn't working at Empire CLS or auditioning he was working for talent and casting agents.
He moved back to the New York/New Jersey area when an opportunity to produce a film arose. Rafael and his brother, Gabriel, started a production company (FranciscoProductions.net) whose first production (An Anomaly of a Theory) was accepted into Cannes' short film category in 2010. After Cannes the film has won multiple awards in film festivals around the U.S.
Rafael was featured in one of New Jersey's premier newspapers, The Record, for producing An Anomaly of a Theory.
Currently Rafael is busy producing several different films.
