Sebastián Javier Francini (born September 8, 1989) is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 actor

Actor

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 and singer. He is perhaps the best known for his role of Sebastián Mancilla in Chiquititas

Chiquititas

Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...

 franchise

Media franchise

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 by Cris Morena

Cris Morena

María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...

 – television series (1998–2001), play (2001) and film Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz

Chiquititas: Rincón de luz

Chiquititas: Rincón de luz is a 2001 Argentine adventure film directed by José Luis Massa and written by Alex and Walter Ferrara. The film starred Romina Yan and is a film from the Chiquititas telenovela series which began on Argentine TV in 1995. The film premiered in Argentina on July 12, 2001...

 (2001). Francini won Martín Fierro Award for Best Child Actor

Martín Fierro Awards

Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted its current name, after José...

 for his role in Chiquititas in 1999.

Personal life

Francini is a supporter of Racing

Racing Club de Avellaneda

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 football club. He is also a fan of Harry Potter

Harry Potter

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 series, and cites J. K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...

 as his favourite writer. Francini admires rock music

Rock music

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 and musical group Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Format	Role	Notes
1998–2001	Chiquititas Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...	TV series	Sebastián "Sebas" Mancilla	Martín Fierro Award for Best Child Actor Martín Fierro Awards Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted its current name, after José...
2000	Papá es un ídolo	Film	Martín
2001	Chiquititas, la historia Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...	Mini series	Sebastián "Sebas" Mancilla
	Chiquititas Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...	Play		Adaptation of Chiquititas Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
	Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz Chiquititas: Rincón de luz Chiquititas: Rincón de luz is a 2001 Argentine adventure film directed by José Luis Massa and written by Alex and Walter Ferrara. The film starred Romina Yan and is a film from the Chiquititas telenovela series which began on Argentine TV in 1995. The film premiered in Argentina on July 12, 2001...	Film
2002	Máximo corazón	TV series	Tommy
2003	Un hijo genial	Film
	El Principito: Una Aventura Musical The Little Prince The Little Prince , first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ....	Play	The Little Prince The Little Prince The Little Prince , first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ....
2004	Frecuencia .04	TV series	Máximo
2007	Romeo y Julieta Romeo y Julieta Romeo y Julieta can refer to:* The Spanish name for the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet* Romeo y Julieta , two brands of Cuban and Dominican cigars* Romeo y Julieta , a brand of Cuban cigarettes...	TV series	Octavio Burman
2008	Valentina, la película	Film		(voice)

Discography

• 1998 — Chiqutitias Vol. 4
• 1999 — Chiqutitias Vol 5.
• 2000 — Chiqutitias Vol. 6
• 2001 — Chiquititas Vol. 7
• 2001 — Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	For	Result
1999	Martín Fierro Awards Martín Fierro Awards Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted its current name, after José...	Best Child Actor	Chiquititas Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...

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