This Saturday, April 6, Google surprised its users with a colorful doodlean illustration that has already become a very classicbecause it usually recognizes important moments, days or people throughout the year and on this occasion, it was up to Francis.
In it doodle, Francis appears with a fuchsia dress looking radiant like he used to and holding a microphone in his left hand, he also highlights his blonde hair and some stairs in the background with the colors of the rainbowa reference to the LGBT+ community to which it belonged.
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Who was Francis?
Google today remembered Francisco del Carmen García Escalantebetter known as Francis, who would have served 66 yearswell a was born April 6, 1958 and his legacy has had an impact on Mexican diversity, for being part of the LGBT+ community.
Francis was a native of San Francisco de Campeche in Campeche and had great aspirations in life, especially in the world of showso thanks to a clothing design that he showed to the owner of a business located in the market of The Lagunillain CDMX, it was when he was 15 that he got a job in the country’s capital, thanks to his cousin, Rubén Baeza, a member of “The Partners of rhythm.”
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But not everything was easy for Francis, because due to how little he earned, he had to live on the streets and go hungrybut his luck changed when he met the mexican designer called Mitzywho impressed Because of her talent, he invited her to work with him and they both designed the costumes for vedettes like “Princess Lea“.
Later, Francis debuted as a transvestite on the big screen in “Bellas de Noche” in 1975 and eventually gained such popularity that he had his own show called “The Francis Show” which was one of the best sellers in the Blanquita Theater in the CDMX and this led her to go on tour throughout the country, but also in USA.
And at that time, his show was innovative because it was Las Vegas style and had a very good reception from the public, but simultaneously, he participated in films such as:
- “The Relaxed Ones” (1989)
- “From super male to super female” (1989)
- “Teto, music and transvestites” (1995)
- “Cabaret Nights” (1978)
Francis was also loved by the imitations that he did, for example, the most notable were:
- Silvia Pinal
- Lupita D’Alessio
- Isabel Pantoja
- Laura Leon
- Vicky Carr
- Cher
What did Francis die of?
It was Wednesday, October 10, 2007 when Francis died at the age of 49 in a CDMX hospital, had been hospitalized after having a respiratory problem, which led to a pulmonary thrombosis.
It is worth remembering that the famous star still I had many plans in the pipeline, such as a show at the Jiménez Rueda Theater and the DVD release of one of his successful presentations at the Blanquita Theater. The iconic drag queen It was held at a funeral home located in the Del Valle neighborhood in the country’s capital and later, it was burnt.
What is a pulmonary thrombosis?
According to information from the Mayo Clinicis also known as pulmonary embolism and occurs when a blood clotwhich generates a obstruction and stops blood flow to an artery in the lungs.
It should be noted that when one or more clots block blood flow to the lungs, embolism can be mortaltherefore, the medical team must act quickly to reduce the Death risk.
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