Career
At 1.84 meters (6 ft) tall, she played as a blocker before becoming a hitter in 2004. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Francia first played volleyball at age ten and joined the junior national team in Havana four years later. In the 1998-1999 season she played for Romanelli Firenze in the Italian second division before joining Sirio Perugia for the following season.
She skipped the 2000-2001 season because of pregnancy, but rejoined Sirio Perugia the next year.
She acquired Italian citizenship in 2004, but has declined to play for the Italy women"s national volleyball team due to family matters. Foreign season 2008/2009 she started playing for the Turkish team Eczacibasi Istanbul.
Individuals.