Paco León, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Francisco León Barrios (Andalusian Spanish pronunciation: [fɾaŋˈθih.ko leˈon barˈi.oh]; born 4 October 1974), known as Paco León (/ ˈpa.ko/), is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist from Seville, Andalusia. Beginning as a comedy performer, he rose to prominence on channel Antena 3 with sketch show Homo Zapping, and in Aída, playing the main character Luisma. He gained more prominence for portraying María José Riquelme in the Netflix series The House of Flowers, and writing, directing, and starring as Manolo in Movistar's Arde Madrid. He is also a prominent campaigner for HIV/AIDS causes.
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