Francisco Cardozo

Francisco Cardozo (born November 10, 1985) is a Venezuelan theater actor, playwright, director, and social media personality.[1][2][3] He gained popularity on TikTok and Instagram by posting videos related to his experience as a gay man living in New York City[2] and reacting to other user's videos.[2][1] Francisco has been nominated by most of Hispanic theater awards in the big apple including LATA Awards,[4] ATI Awards[5] and the New York Latin ACE Awards.[6] He won in two categories (Best Ensemble and Best Solo Performance) in the 2020 edition of the New York Latin ACE Awards[7] given by the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics. In 2020 Francisco won a HOLA Award[8] 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.[6] 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.[3]

Personal life

Francisco is openly gay[1]

Awards

  • ATI Awards 2018, Leading Actor Independent Theater, Nominated[5]
  • ATI Awards 2018, Actor in a Solo Performance, Nominated[5]
  • New York Latin ACE Awards 2018, Outstanding Actor in a Solo Performance, Nominated[6]
  • ATI Awards 2019, Best Actor in a Short Play, Nominated[9]
  • ATI Awards 2019, Best Director in a Short Play, Nominated[9]
  • ATI Awards 2019, Best Production in a Short Play, Nominated[9]
  • LATA Awards 2019, Best Playwright, Nominated[4]
  • LATA Awards 2019, Best Actor in a Short Play, Winner[10]
  • HOLA Awards 2019, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast, Winner[8]
  • ATI Awards 2020, Best Actor in a Solo Performance, Nominated[11]
  • ATI Awards 2020, Best Actor in a Short Play, Nominated[11]
  • LATA Awards 2020, Best Ensemble, Winner[12]
  • New York Latin ACE Awards 2020, Outstanding Actor in a Solo Performance, Winner[7]
  • New York Latin ACE Awards, Ensemble of the Year, Winner[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "TikTok sensation Francisco Cardozo shares creative journey". PIX11. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ^ a b c Estampas; Estampas. "Francisco Cardozo, el migrante venezolano en Nueva York que conquistó a TikTok". Estampas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. ^ a b "Premios LATA 2019: Francisco Cardozo". Hector Luis Sin Censura. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. ^ a b "Premios LATA 2019: galardonados y nominados". Hector Luis Sin Censura. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  5. ^ a b c "Nominados Premios ATI 2018". premiosati.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. ^ a b c Morales, Eugenia (2018-01-14). "Actor carabobeño Francisco Cardozo nominado a los premios ACE de Nueva York". Carabobo es Noticia (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-08-29. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  7. ^ a b c Oliva, Manolo García (2020-02-06). "ACE 2020, Ganadores de Teatro". Impacto Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  8. ^ a b "Ganadores Premios HOLA 2019". La Guía Cultural (in Spanish). 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  9. ^ a b c Latino, Impacto (2019-01-18). "Nominados Premios ATI 2019". Impacto Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  10. ^ "Ganadores de LATA 2019". Hector Luis Sin Censura. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  11. ^ a b Latino, Impacto (2020-01-21). "Presentan las nominaciones a los premios ATI 2020". Impacto Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  12. ^ "Premios extraordinarios y ganadores de LATA 2020". Hector Luis Sin Censura. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-05-23.