Diana Francohttp://www.DianaFranco.com was born in Cali, Colombia and in 1982 moved to New York City, where she lived and studied. In 1988, in a nationwide televised competition, Diana was crowned Miss Colombia USA. Franco became a TV commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of Cosmopolitan en Español. In Peru, La Modelo Latina Pageant 1991 awarded her La Silueta Diet-Coke title. In 1992, Diana was approached to participate in Buscando Estrellas Con Budweiser, the Spanish-version of Star Search, where -once again – won first place. Later that same year, Cover Girl Make-Up chose her to be one of the faces for their TV campaigns for the Hispanic market alongside of Barbara Palacios (Miss Universe 1986).

After traveling and working around the world, including places such as Taipei, Istanbul and Hong Kong, Diana decided to stay in the U.S. to pursue her acting career in her native language.In 1992 Salvese Quien Pueda (SQP), a weekly comedy show that aired on the Telemundo Network made her part of their regular cast. In SQP she developed and often played Vicky Bikini, a girl who always did her errands wearing only a bikini, high hills and a handbag so she would never have to make a line. Vicky Bikini soon became one of the shows most requested characters.

In 1995, Univision Network hired Diana as the female VJ for Caliente, one of its most widely seen weekend TV shows. Caliente gave Franco the opportunity to interact with her young Latino audience while traveling to exotic beaches around the world. Two years later, Diana was asked to be part of Edición Especial (Telemundo

Telemundo

Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....

 Network), which earned her the anchor star status in the Spanish market. She was also in charged of hosting most of Telemundo’s specials for the network. In 1998 she landed the role of Sylvia La Rosen in Safe Harbor (Aroon Spelling) which aired in WB Network. Glamour en Español magazine recognized her with the Most Glamorous Woman Award 1998 and in 1999 People en Español

People en Español

People en Español is a Spanish-language American magazine published by Time Inc. that debuted in 1996, originally as the Spanish-language edition of its publication People...

places Diana as one of the “25 Most Beautiful People” along with faces such as Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek

Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...

 and Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

.

In 2002, Diana traveled back to her native Colombia to portray Sandra, a cocaine manufacturer in the soap opera El Precio del Silencio (Telefutura Network). In October 2006, Franco had the opportunity to be part of the very-selected cast of the short film: Marrying God

Marrying God

Marrying God is a 2006 dramatic short film directed by Duke Johnson and written by Sage Wells for the American Film Institute. The entire short was shot in Los Angeles, California...

http://www.MarryingGod.com (AFI) where she played Maricela, the single mother of Lola played by Ashlyn Sanchez (Crash) and Ivy played by Alexa Vega

Alexa Vega

Alexa Ellesse Vega is an American actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids film series and Shilo Wallace in the movie Repo! the Genetic Opera. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The...

 (Spy Kids

Spy Kids

The Spy Kids series is a series of family action adventure films written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The main plot follows the adventures of two Cortez children who become involved in their parents' espionage. The rest of their family are spies as well, including their estranged...

). Diana has also developed the "Life Style Specialist" title, and is often featured in US Spanish TV station across the nation.

In Pecados Ajenos

Pecados Ajenos

Pecados Ajenos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This limited-run series was shot in Florida by Telemundo Studios, Miami. It is also known as A Chance to Love This telenovela was sold to 16 countries around the world.Pecados Ajenos...

, a Telemundo Studios production, Diana played Lola, the cellmate of Natalia -played by Lorena Rojas

Lorena Rojas

Lorena Rojas is a Mexican actress and singer, a song writer and best known for her leading roles in popular Telenovelas.- Biography :...

- and later, Oficial Joyer, in El Rostro de Analía

El Rostro de Analía

El Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and the special appearance of Gaby Espino...

 along side of Elizabeth Gutiérrez

Elizabeth Gutierrez

Elizabeth Gutiérrez is a Mexican-American actress and model. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas El Rostro de Analía and El Fantasma de Elena.-Background:...

.

At the end of 2009, Diana was called to play Berta, a lonely bitter architect designer in the new version of Perro Amor

Perro Amor

Perro Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010....

, but due to a skiing accident, where she suffered several fractures, her role was eventually withdrawn. It took her several months to recuperate from her injuries.

In 2010, Diana became part of the selected cast of the new version of the Chilean soap opera, Alguien Te Mira (2010)

Alguien Te Mira (2010)

Alguien Te Mira is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo...

, produced this time by Telemundo Television Studios

Telemundo Television Studios

Telemundo Television Studios is a division of NBC Universal that develops original programming in Spanish.-History:In 2005, Telemundo Communications Group, announced the acquisition of the totality of its property next to RTI Colombia, Telemundo-RTI, to create Telemundo Studios Television and...

 in the USA. Franco portrays Dolores "Lola" Morandé, a housewife that has everything under control, except a couple of pounds of over weight, until she meets a very troubled woman that is determined to make her life miserable and hopes one day to take her place as the wife of her perfect husband.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Miss Colombia USA 1988	Herself	Beauty Pageant Winner
1989	Miss Model Of The World	Herself	Beauty/Modeling Contest; Finalist
1992	A Que No Te Atreves	Host
1992	Salvese Quien Pueda	Main Cast
1992	Latin Model Pageant	Herself	Modeling Contest; 3rd Place; Best Figure Title
1992	Buscando Estrellas con Budweiser	Herself
1995–1998	Caliente	Host
1996	El Show De Cristina	Herself	Guest Appearance
1998–2001	Edicion Especial	Anchor
1998	El Show De Sevsec	Herself	Guest Appearance
1999	Safe Harbor	Syvia Larosen
2000	Ritmo Latino Music Awards	Host
2001	Padre Alberto Padre Alberto Alberto R. Cutié , is an Episcopal cleric better known as Padre Alberto. Cutié was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1995 and became an internationally recognizable name by hosting television and radio programs.Cutié left the Roman Catholic Church in May 2009 after publication of photographs...	Herself	Guest Appearance
2002	Escandalo TV	Herself	Guest Appearance
2002	El Precio Del Silencio	Sandra
2006	Marrying God Marrying God Marrying God is a 2006 dramatic short film directed by Duke Johnson and written by Sage Wells for the American Film Institute. The entire short was shot in Los Angeles, California...	Maricela
2007	Tambien Caeras	Herself	Guest Appearance
2008	Al Rojo Vivo Fin De Semana: Con Candela Ferro	Herself	Entertainment Anchor
2008	Pecados Ajenos Pecados Ajenos Pecados Ajenos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This limited-run series was shot in Florida by Telemundo Studios, Miami. It is also known as A Chance to Love This telenovela was sold to 16 countries around the world.Pecados Ajenos...	Lola
2009	El Rostro de Analía El Rostro de Analía El Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and the special appearance of Gaby Espino...	Officer Joyer
2009–2010	Perro Amor Perro Amor Perro Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010....	Berta
2010	Los Implicados	Herself	Guest Appearance
2010	Alguien Te Mira (2010) Alguien Te Mira (2010) Alguien Te Mira is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo...	Lola	Main Cast

• http://www.dianafranco.com/pb/wp_e74b9f93/wp_e74b9f93.html?0.47589622366982337
• El Nuevo Herald23 November 2006 page 4D , Miami, Florida newspaper;
• La Opinion 23 November 1996, Los Angeles, CA newspaper;
• Cristina La Revista Magazine
• People en Español, June 1998