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Paul Francis

Take your passion and make it happen

About Me

I hold my family and my friends very dear to me. I am a 1st generation Colombian and British, born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Very much a Cancer, now living in Miami Beach, FL, I work as a Model/Actor as well as dance in various professional performances around South Florida. Performing is definitely my passion in life.I recently returned from traveling Europe with various modeling agencies. I spent 2.5 months in Athens, Greece and 4 months in Barcelona, Spain. I love every second of the travel and "exploration" experience and can't wait to venture out again.A good friend once told me: "The travel experience is the best platform for insight and personal growth. Being in a sense, "outside of your own world", you can SEE everything "within your own world" so much clearer." I love these words and firmly believe in them. I'm eager to discover what more I can learn about the world, cultures, people AND most importantly, MYSELF.

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My Interests

I love music, dance, theater... anything to do with performance art. It's my PASSION basically. I also love to draw and paint. I love laughing and spending good times with my friends and family. I like reading and collecting comic books, and playing video games. I'm just a BIG KID @ HEART really~! I love working out and the feeling of sore, "worked" muscles. It's really rewarding to see AND feel results when you set goals for your body. I love the ocean and swimming in it is definitely a release for me, but I also love laying out and enjoying the sun.I love cheese, Nintendo, crunchy peanut butter, Spongehead Bob Squareslacks, Transformers, milk, chocolate, chocolate milk, X-Men, cashews, monkeys, eggs, grilled breasts of chicken, Thundercats, crabbie patties (even though I hate the word "patty") and squeezing that extra skin on peoples elbows.(Not necessarily in that order)

I'd like to meet:

Jennifer Saunders, Bob Ross, Tori Amos, Chelsea Handler, Fiona Apple, Jonathan Larson, Natalie Portman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Madonna, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosario Dawson, and my Tia Marta...

Music:

Anything I can dance to, and I can pretty much dance to anything, so... ANYTHING really!NO, really... Hip hop, RnB, House, Latin, Funk, and Pop would be my Top. Madonna, of course! Lady GAGA from N.Y. is so fresh and innovative! Daft Punk is absolutely amazing! Missy Elliot, Janet Jackson, and Rihanna to name a few. Fiona Apple, Tori Amos and Vanessa Carlton are amazing artists and pianists. (I love the piano) Dolores O'Riordan and The Cranberries, Michelle Branch, The Cure, and most New Wave, old school 80's and 90's I LOVE! Also love Shakira's latin funk, which leads me to Carlos Vives and Vallenato music. It's SO soulful! I love Muscial Theatre as well. RENT will always be my "soundtrack". What an amazing, emotional experience it is! Jonathan Larson is a creative genius!

Movies:

Juno, The Thomas Crown Affair, Serial Mom, Red Eye, Sixteen Candles, Mean Girls, Labyrinth, Clueless, Death Becomes Her, Interview with a Vampire, The Breakfast Club, Pride and Prejudice, Austin Powers, Erin Brockovich, Dogville, Jawbreaker

Television:

Sex and the City, Absolutely Fabulous, Will and Grace, Golden Girls, Project Runway, Fame, Little Britain and most Japanese Anime.

Books:

Reading "My Horizontal Life" right now...

Heroes:

A WINNER says, "Let's find out"; A LOSER says, "Nobody knows".When a WINNER makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong"; When a LOSER makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault".A WINNER isn't nearly as afraid of losing as a LOSER is afraid of winning.A WINNER works harder than a loser and has more time; A LOSER is always too busy to do what is necessary.A WINNER makes commitments; A LOSER makes promises.A WINNER says, "I'm good, but not as good as I ought to be"; A LOSER says, "I'm not as bad as a lot of other people".A WINNER listens; A LOSER just waits until it's his turn to talk.A WINNER respects those who are superior to him and tries to learn something from them; A LOSER resents those who are superior to him and tries to find clinks in their armor.A WINNER explains; A LOSER explains away.A WINNER feels responsible for more than his job; A LOSER feels he can do the minimum to get the job done.A WINNER says, "There ought to be a better way to do it"; A LOSER says, "That's the way it's always been done around here".A WINNER paces himself; A LOSER has only two speeds; hysterical and lethargic.Schools, families, the WORLD NEED MORE WINNERS!

My Blog

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim Miami 09 Red Carter

Runway show I did for the amazing Red Carter during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami for the '09 collection.VIDEO - http://usweb03.nunet.de/fashionweek/mia09/09_red_carter/SLID ESHOW - ...
Posted by Paul Francis on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:52:00 PST

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day and in the spirit of it I decided to post a blog, a bulletin, change my friend status (which never changes) and mood to let everyone know how I feel about this day.EVERY DAY should ...
Posted by Paul Francis on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

The difference between WINNERS and LOSERS

A WINNER says, "Let's find out";A LOSER says, "Nobody knows".When a WINNER makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";When a LOSER makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault".A WINNER isn't nearly as ...
Posted by Paul Francis on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:34:00 PST

CAM Commercial

Commercial I did September 2007 in Barcelona for Caja Mediterraneohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI0TfwcQbUI
Posted by Paul Francis on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:19:00 PST

Assos ad campaign

Cigarette ad campaign I did in Athens, Greece  July 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdQcXsvv-w8
Posted by Paul Francis on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

Miller Lite Commercial

The 2nd commercial I had done... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFP2YM154c8
Posted by Paul Francis on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:39:00 PST