Francisco Cardozo (born November 10, 1985) is a Venezuelan theater actor, playwright, director, and social media personality. He gained popularity on TikTok and Instagram by posting videos related to his experience as a gay man living in New York City and reacting to other user's videos. Francisco has been nominated by most of Hispanic theater awards in the big apple including LATA Awards, ATI Awards and the New York Latin ACE Awards. He won in two categories (Best Ensemble and Best Solo Performance) in the 2020 edition of the New York Latin ACE Awards given by the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics. In 2020 Francisco won a HOLA Award given by the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors.
Career Francisco started his theater career in Valencia, Venezuela. He is a founding member of the theater movement Teatro Estable Valencia at the Baseball Museum of Sambil Valencia. He has a playwright diploma from the Center of Latin American Studies Romulo Gallegos (CELARG). In 2014, he moved to New York City where he has been working in the Hispanic theater circuit of the city.
Personal life Francisco is openly gay
Awards
ATI Awards 2018, Leading Actor Independent Theater, Nominated ATI Awards 2018, Actor in a Solo Performance, Nominated New York Latin ACE Awards 2018, Outstanding Actor in a Solo Performance, Nominated ATI Awards 2019, Best Actor in a Short Play, Nominated ATI Awards 2019, Best Director in a Short Play, Nominated ATI Awards 2019, Best Production in a Short Play, Nominated LATA Awards 2019, Best Playwright, Nominated LATA Awards 2019, Best Actor in a Short Play, Winner HOLA Awards 2019, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast, Winner ATI Awards 2020, Best Actor in a Solo Performance, Nominated ATI Awards 2020, Best Actor in a Short Play, Nominated LATA Awards 2020, Best Ensemble, Winner New York Latin ACE Awards 2020, Outstanding Actor in a Solo Performance, Winner New York Latin ACE Awards, Ensemble of the Year, Winner
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