Crossword clues for franco
franco
- Self-proclaimed caudillo of Spain
- Prefix for Paris' country
- NFLer Harris, known for his 1972 game-winning "Immaculate Reception"
- Madrid name
- James of "Pineapple Express"
- James of "Freaks and Geeks"
- James of "127 Hours"
- Italian director Zeffirelli
- Highly successful Hollywood actor James presently on "General Hospital"
- Hathaway's Oscars co-host
- Filmdom's Zeffirelli
- Actor James who plays the boyfriend in "Why Him?"
- 2010 Oscars co-host with Hathaway
- He reigned in Spain
- 1930's-70's despot
- Bygone Spanish dictator
- Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
- Former Spanish head of state
- Director Zeffirelli
- Spanish dictator, d. 1975
- Female was firm's boss in general
- Longtime Spanish dictator
- Juan Carlos' predecessor
- Spanish leader, 1939-75
- Spanish leader
- Spanish Civil War figure
Wiktionary
n. The currency issued between 1805 and 1808 of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.
Wikipedia
Franco may refer to:
- Franco (name), a surname and given name (including a list of persons with the name)
- Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
Franco Javier Iglesias, better known simply as Franco (born December 14, 1959 in Cuba), graduated from the university of Miami with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Communications.
In 1983, while participating in a local branch of the famous Latin Song Festival "OTI" in Miami, he was offered his first major record contract with RCA Mexico, in 1984 he switched labels to Peerless, and Franco obtained fame rapidly with huge number ones hits in Mexico like "Toda la vida" which remained at the tops of the charts in Mexico for over 30 weeks, rapidly crossing him over to the US booming Latin market where he as well became a number one for several weeks as indicated by the Billboard Magazine Latin Charts, "Toda la vida" which went triple gold as well as "Platinum album" in Mexico, also with other songs such as "Yo Canto", "Soy", "Chévere," "Muriendo aqui," "María," "Nena" and "Bonito y sabroso" to name a few. At the same time he appeared as a co-star in the televisa Mexican soap opera: Pobre Señorita de Limantour". In that year, la ACCA of New York (Latin Critcs Association of Entertaintment) declared him the masculine revelation of 1986, and in 1987. He also won three times "Los 15 grandes de Siempre en Domingo" as one othe top fifteen Latin artist in Latin America given by the well recognized Televisa program "Siempre en Domingo" which in the late 1980s was an equivalent to a Latin Grammy.
He hosted a TV show, Bailando, that aired through Univision from February 10, 1990 to August 15, 1992 by every Saturday nights in the US and Latin America, as well as becoming the spokesperson of major firms such as Target, Burger King and World Vision, for whom he recorded the official song of this organization.
His motto: "To be Happy".
Franco is a rock band from the Philippines that was formed in 2008. The band started out as a supergroup with local rock icon members from different well-established Filipino bands. The original lineup, which consisted of Franco Reyes (InYo) on vocals, Gabby Alipe ( Urbandub) on guitar, Paolo Toleran (Queso) on guitar, Buwi Meneses ( Parokya ni Edgar) on bass guitar, and JanJan Mendoza (Urbandub) on drums, disbanded in mid-2012. The band now has a new lineup which is made up of front man Franco Reyes and session musicians Paul Cañada on guitars, Dave Delfin on bass and Victor Guison on drums.
Franco is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime drama General Hospital. James Franco originated the character in November 2009, after seeking out a soap opera role. He continued to portray the character in intermittent guest stints through January 2012. The character of Franco is a multi-media artist and serial killer who becomes fixated on Jason Morgan ( Steve Burton), a known hitman. Franco terrorizes Jason, along with his friends and family. Jason supposedly kills Franco in January 2012, after Franco allegedly rapes Jason's wife Sam ( Kelly Monaco). The character is mentioned often after his alleged death, and for a time it was believed that he was Jason's twin brother. In May 2013, Roger Howarth assumed the role when the character is revealed to be alive. Franco's return brought about the revelation that his biological parents are Scott Baldwin ( Kin Shriner) and Heather Webber ( Robin Mattson).
James Franco's casting on General Hospital was met by surprise and mixed reviews. Franco also used his time on the series to create a documentary that was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, and turned a scene filming at MOCA into a live performance piece. The attention Franco garnered boosted publicity for General Hospital and the soap opera genre.
Franco is a common surname (also as a first name) in Italian, in Portuguese and in Spanish which derives from the word "Frank", in reference to the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who invaded the modern-day France during the Migration Period.
Usage examples of "franco".
A short while later Guillermo Franco, the crime reporter for Caracol Radio, came on the scene, alerted by the report of a shooting, but all he found was the abandoned car.
Comandante Dictator-Designate Franco Milhous Caudillo wore a Ruritanian uniform, quite threadbare but encrusted with medals, tarnished gold braid, sashes, epaulets and crossed bandoliers full of spent cartridge cases.
Franco endured in Spain for decades, as did a cognate regime under Antonio Salazar in Portugal, but these bore more resemblance to commonplace military dictatorships than to the ideologized regimes of Italy and Germany.
She recognised most of the canine gang, Colin, Little Janet, Azul, Salvador and Pablo, General Franco, Canello plus three of the effete little yappy dogs that the peasants surprisingly favoured, with Coffee Table unsteadily bringing up the rear.
African touch because Miles was really listening to Kassav and zouk and Franco, the late great Zarian guitarist.
Ann Mitchell and Franco Magra have escaped with the assistance of persons unknown, using a strange type of metal melter, and are now at large, whereabouts unknown!
With a disgustingly proprietorial gesture, Franco put his arm round her waist.
Gina Franco had asked about it yesterday, wanting to know how clinics could afford to offer refund policies and not go broke, since with each IVF cycle, the odds of getting pregnant decreased.
German Foreign Office about alleged contacts with various British diplomats and personages, sometimes direct, sometimes through neutrals such as the Franco Spaniards.
After many years of neglect during the Franco years, Sagrada Familia was again in the process of contruction, and there were piles of stones everywhere and tall cranes beside the towers.
Franco and Tasha were already there and Marita, Justine and I made it a huge crowd.
Tasha and Justine practically fell into the room with Franco and Don Giovanni on their heels.
The intervention of the Nationalists headed by General Franco was a reaction only to be expected.
When our religious nut finally sets foot aboard theComet to confront Angel, Franco recognizes him as a wanted criminal who's fled the Frontier and set up shop bilking the public with a phony religion.
The blitzkriegs, purges, and murders seemed to put Amadori in a class with Hitler and Stalin, not Fidel Castro or Francisco Franco.