Francisco grew up in the village of Runa, near Torres Vedras. At the age of 18, he moved to Lisbon to become a model, first for Elite Models and later for On Fashion. After 4 years of working for fashion and advertisement campaigns, Francisco was cast in Morangos com Açúcar. He had a considerable following on the Internet, mostly from Portuguese teenage girls, who nicknamed him the Dino-man.
Death
Francisco, at the age of 22, died in a car accident near Alcochete, at 0350 UTC on April 16, 2006 (Easter Sunday), after an autograph signing session at a nightclub in Coruche. The medico-legal autopsy showed that Francisco had consumed cocaine and alcohol before the tragic accident. [1]
According to TVI, Francisco was supposed to become the central character in Morangos com Açúcar in the following season.
