Francisco Burgos

Francisco Burgos (born 7 December 1999) is a New York based American male actor and R&B singer.[1][2][3][4] He made his first major movie appearance in a romance film Explicit Ills directed by Mark Webber where he acted in a lead role as “Babo” in 2008.[5][6][7] In 2012, Burgos starred as "Tibbits" alongside comedian actor Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt in Todd Rohal's raucous comedy film Nature Calls.[8][9] Burgos has starred in several TV series including Starz TV Network's Show “Power” produced by Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and in Season 6 of CBS's crime-solving TV series  “Elementary”.[2][10][11]

Francisco Burgos

Career

Acting

Burgos was born and raised in The Bronx, New York. He started acting at a tender age with appearances in shows such ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘PBS Kids’.[12][10] He made his first on screen appearance at the age of 5 following a successful auditioning for HBO's show ‘The Sopranos’. This was followed by another on screen appearance where he starred as ‘Manny’ alongside Edward Norton and Collin Farraell in the thriller cop film "Pride & Glory" directed by Gavin O'Connor. In his first lead role, Burgos starred as ‘Babo’ – a young kid with asthma in a Drama/Romance film "Explicit Ills" directed by Mark Webber and featured actors such as Rosario Dawson who acted as Babo (Burgos’) mother in the film[13] and Paul Dano & Lou Taylor Pucci. Burgos starred as ‘Able’ in CBS’ Season 6 ‘Crime-solving Tv series, “Elementary” in 2018. He featured in the movie, The Shed released in 2019.[14]

Music

Burgos is an R&B singer known by the stage name Frank. He has released a number of singles including Feeling you.[15][16]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Ref
2008 Explicit Ills Babo [17]
2008 Pride and Glory Bodega Boy
2011 Trouble in the Heights Location scout
2012 Nature calls Tibbits [18]
2019 Feeling Through Clay [7]
2019 The Shed Pit [19]

References
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  6. Star Actor Francisco Burgos Interview with T-Huny and Soko Nix (11-10-19), retrieved 2021-03-10
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  12. "Mixcloud". Mixcloud. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  13. DeFore, John. "Drama focuses on Philly's 'Ills'". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  14. "Francisco Burgos Archives". Subculture Media. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  15. "Meet the ascending star, emcee, and R&B singer from the Bronx Frank, better known as Francisco…". Medium. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  16. "Francisco Burgos: Starring Actor in the movie "The Shed"". Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  17. Chemplavil, Tasha (2008-06-14). "Explicit Ills - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  18. "Nature Calls (2012) Cast". www.cinema.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  19. Harvey, Rupert. "Archives for Francisco Burgos as an Actor". The Critical Movie Critics. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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