Francis García
Encyclopedia
Francis was a Mexican
trans woman
who was a famous actor and designer.
as Francisco Garcia Escalante, Francis gained attention first as a vedette
, participating at various clubs and theaters, with a transvestites' ballet. A Los Angeles
theater, located in South Gate
and named "Teatro Los Pinos", was without a doubt a home to the actor during the tour of her shows. She was an actor, singer, and dancer.
In her theater or T.V. shows, she imitated famous Latin female singers such as Colombia
n Shakira
, Spaniard Rocío Dúrcal
and Mexicans Gloria Trevi
, Alejandra Guzmán
, and Lupita D'Alessio
.
Fashion designer Mitzi, a long-time friend, credits Garcia with helping him in time of need and helping to start his design empire.
thrombosis
in a Mexico City
hospital on October 10, 2007. She was 49 years old.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
trans woman
Trans woman
A trans woman is a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person and the term trans woman is preferred by some individuals over various medical terms. Other non-medical terms include t-girl, tg-girl and ts-girl...
who was a famous actor and designer.
Career
Born in Campeche, CampecheCampeche, Campeche
San Francisco de Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche, located at,...
as Francisco Garcia Escalante, Francis gained attention first as a vedette
Vedette
The French military term vedette , also spelled vidette, migrated into English and other languages to refer to a mounted sentry or outpost, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc., to a main body of troops...
, participating at various clubs and theaters, with a transvestites' ballet. A Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
theater, located in South Gate
South Gate, California
South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The sixteenth largest city in Los Angeles County, it encompasses . South Gate is located just southeast of downtown Los Angeles It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County...
and named "Teatro Los Pinos", was without a doubt a home to the actor during the tour of her shows. She was an actor, singer, and dancer.
In her theater or T.V. shows, she imitated famous Latin female singers such as Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, Spaniard Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
and Mexicans Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 20 million records.-Biography:...
, Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal , better known as Alejandra Guzmán, is a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican rock singer and actress. She has had a dedicated fanbase throughout Latin America since the late 1980s, and is known as the "Queen of Rock" in the Hispanic world...
, and Lupita D'Alessio
Lupita D'Alessio
Lupita D'Alessio is a Mexican singer and actress. She is nicknamed La Leona Dormida ....
.
Fashion designer Mitzi, a long-time friend, credits Garcia with helping him in time of need and helping to start his design empire.
Death
Garcia died of a lungLung
The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...
thrombosis
Thrombosis
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel is injured, the body uses platelets and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss...
in a Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
hospital on October 10, 2007. She was 49 years old.