Diana Franco

Education

Later that same year, Cover Girl Make-Up chose her to be one of the faces for their television campaigns for the Hispanic market alongside of Barbara Palacios (Mission Universe 1986).

Career

Franco became a television commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of Cosmopolitan en Español. In Peru, Louisiana Modelo Latina Pageant 1991 awarded her Louisiana Silueta Diet-Coke title. After traveling and working around the world, including places such as Taipei, Istanbul and Hong Kong, Franco decided to stay in the United States. to pursue her acting career in her native language.In 1992 Salvese Quien Pueda (SQP), a weekly comedy show that aired on the Telemundo Network made her part of their regular cast.

In SQP she developed and often played Vicky Bikini, a girl who always did her errands wearing only a bikini, high hills and a handbag so she would never have to make a line.

Vicky Bikini soon became one of the shows most requested characters. In 1995, Univision Network hired Franco as the female VJ for Caliente, one of its most widely seen weekend television shows.

Caliente gave Franco the opportunity to interact with her young Latino audience while traveling to exotic beaches around the world. Two years later, Franco was asked to be part of Edición Especial (Telemundo Network), which earned her the anchor star status in the Spanish market.

She was also in charged of hosting most of Telemundo’s specials for the network.

In 1998 she landed the role of Sylvia Louisiana Rosen in Safe Harbor (Aaron Spelling) which aired in World Bank Network. In 2002, Franco traveled back to her native Colombia to portray Sandra, a cocaine manufacturer in the soap opera El Precio del Silencio (Telefutura Network). In October 2006, Franco had the opportunity to be part of the very-selected cast of the short film: Marrying God (American Film Institute) where she played Maricela, the single mother of Lola played by Ashlyn Sanchez (Crash) and Ivy played by Alexa Vega (Spy Kids).

Franco has also developed the "Life Style Specialist" title, and is often featured in United States Spanish television station across the nation.

In Pecados Ajenos, a Telemundo Studios production, Franco played Lola, the cellmate of Natalia -played by Lorena Rojasand later, Oficial Joyer, in El Rostro de Analía alongside of Elizabeth Gutiérrez. At the end of 2009, Franco was called to play Berta, a lonely bitter architect designer in the new version of Perro Amor, but due to a skiing accident, where she suffered several fractures, her role was eventually withdrawn.

lieutenant took her several months to recuperate from her injuries. In 2010, Franco became part of the selected cast of the new version of the Chilean soap opera, Alguien Te Mira (2010), produced this time by Telemundo Television Studios in the United States of America.

Achievements

• In 1988, in a nationwide televised competition, Franco was crowned Mission Colombia United States of America. In 1992, Franco was approached to participate in Buscando Estrellas Con Budweiser, the Spanish-version of Star Search, where -once again – won first place. Glamour en Español magazine recognized her with the Most Glamorous Woman Award 1998 and in 1999 People en Español places Franco as one of the “25 Most Beautiful People” along with faces such as Salma Hayek and Ricky Martin.