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Francel Diaz Leñero

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Born June 8th, 1974, Francel Diaz Leñero began his career as a playwriter and director in 1991, working in several interesting independent theatrical productions, but due to increasing budget restrains he left the theatre scene to pursue a career in television as writer.

Working first as a translator in more than 400 feature films, including 'Schindler's List', 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Mary Shelley's Frankenstein', Diaz Leñero went on to win his first writing assignment on the hit sitcom tv series 'Una Familia con Ángel'. After writing adaptations for the very popular soap operas 'Perla', 'Mirada de Mujer' and 'Catalina y Sebastian' for the US market, he established himself as a very talented writing voice on drama and comedy series for TV Azteca and then went on to write and create a new reality series format for the wildly successful reality series 'La Academia' (2002).

In 2003, Diaz Leñero wrote and directed an independent animated short film, 'Threecrab', an abridged, comic version of a play he wrote in his college years.

Currently, Francel is working on several projects, including a film composers book and a new reality show series. He is also a contributor at SoundtrackNet and maintains the upcoming projects, filmography and award databases.
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    Géraldine Bazán, Humberto Busto, Carlos East Jr., Mariana Gajá, Mariana Isla, Alejandra Lazcano, Adriana Louvier, Silvia Navarro, Laura Padilla, Juan Pablo Medina, Pablo Azar, Tamara Guzmán, Adrián Cue, Alejandra Urdiaín, Angie Almanza, Francisco Javier Gomez, Elba Jiménez, Hector Arredondo, Luis Arrieta, Hugo Catalán, Marisa Rubio, Luis Koellar, and Saskia Seligman in Sin permiso de tus padres (2002)
    Sin permiso de tus padres
    TV Series
    • Writer(2002)
    • 2002
    Perla (1998)
    Perla
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Código F.A.M.A. 2a. edición (2004)
    Código F.A.M.A. 2a. edición
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Novia que te vea (1992)
    Novia que te vea
    6.9
    • Production Management
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Writer



    • ¡Buenas tardes!
      TV Series
      • Writer (2006)
      • 2006
    • Código F.A.M.A. 2a. edición (2004)
      Código F.A.M.A. 2a. edición
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Géraldine Bazán, Humberto Busto, Carlos East Jr., Mariana Gajá, Mariana Isla, Alejandra Lazcano, Adriana Louvier, Silvia Navarro, Laura Padilla, Juan Pablo Medina, Pablo Azar, Tamara Guzmán, Adrián Cue, Alejandra Urdiaín, Angie Almanza, Francisco Javier Gomez, Elba Jiménez, Hector Arredondo, Luis Arrieta, Hugo Catalán, Marisa Rubio, Luis Koellar, and Saskia Seligman in Sin permiso de tus padres (2002)
      Sin permiso de tus padres
      TV Series
      • written by (2002)
      • 2002
    • Jaime Camil, Lolita Cortés, Arturo López Gavito, Chiquis Rivera, and Espinoza Paz in La academia (2002)
      La academia
      6.4
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • 2002–2024
    • Culpables (2001)
      Culpables
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Olivia Collins, Lorena Rojas, and Humberto Zurita in El candidato (1999)
      El candidato
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1999–2000
    • Laura Luz, Daniel Martínez, Maritza Morgado, and Erich Harrsch in Una familia con Ángel (1998)
      Una familia con Ángel
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1998–1999
    • Sergio Basañez and Silvia Navarro in Catalina y Sebastián (1999)
      Catalina y Sebastián
      7.5
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • 1999
    • Perla (1998)
      Perla
      7.0
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • 1998
    • Angélica Aragón and Ari Telch in Mirada de mujer (1997)
      Mirada de mujer
      8.4
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • 1997

    Publicity



    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • unit publicist (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • unit publicist (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • unit publicist (uncredited)
      • 2001

    Production Management



    • Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (1993)
      Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
      5.9
      • unit production manager
      • 1993
    • Novia que te vea (1992)
      Novia que te vea
      6.9
      • unit production manager
      • 1992

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 8, 1974
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Spouse
      • Sharon Toiber1998 - 2004 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Other works
      Rumbo a la Fama, book from the first season of the tv series "Código Fama".

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      Two children: Alejandro and Julianne

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