About Frances
Frances Lozada is an actress/producer/dancer/director. She is a graduate from St. John's University and holds a marketing degree. She started her career as a professional Mambo/Salsa Dancer, dancing
in various venues throughout Tri State area. She opened for the Legendary Wynton Marsalis at a private concert at the House of Tribes located in NYC.
She began acting in various theater productions and worked her way into film and TV. She wrote and produced plays, like La Reina Del Baile (Dancing Queen) and Insiders starring Franky G (Italian Job/Saw 2). She also performed with the talented Medicine Women Group in Harlem, NY.
Frances has also produced and managed several feature films, 36 Saints featuring Laverne Cox, Tango Shalom starring Rene Taylor and Lainie Kazan, The Garden Left Behind featuring Ed Asner and Michael Madsen. The Garden Left Behind directed by Flavio Alves, was one of the 6 Narrative films in the world selected for the IFP program and was an award winning film at SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas in 2019.
Through her work and experience, she has directed various plays and short films. She can be in front and behind the camera and will continue to work and produce in innovative films.
In July 2023 Frances played the role of Julia De Burgos, a famous Puerto Rican Poet whose legacy still lives on. HOLA - Hispanic Organization of Latino Arts nominated Frances for her portrayal of Julia in Julia De Burgos Child of Water written by Carmen Rivera and directed by Enrique Cruz DeJesus. The play was presented at the Alpha Omega Dance Theater in Lower East Side, NYC.
Currently Frances is in preproduction of Saint Prayer a feature film which she will produce and direct.
in various venues throughout Tri State area. She opened for the Legendary Wynton Marsalis at a private concert at the House of Tribes located in NYC.
She began acting in various theater productions and worked her way into film and TV. She wrote and produced plays, like La Reina Del Baile (Dancing Queen) and Insiders starring Franky G (Italian Job/Saw 2). She also performed with the talented Medicine Women Group in Harlem, NY.
Frances has also produced and managed several feature films, 36 Saints featuring Laverne Cox, Tango Shalom starring Rene Taylor and Lainie Kazan, The Garden Left Behind featuring Ed Asner and Michael Madsen. The Garden Left Behind directed by Flavio Alves, was one of the 6 Narrative films in the world selected for the IFP program and was an award winning film at SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas in 2019.
Through her work and experience, she has directed various plays and short films. She can be in front and behind the camera and will continue to work and produce in innovative films.
In July 2023 Frances played the role of Julia De Burgos, a famous Puerto Rican Poet whose legacy still lives on. HOLA - Hispanic Organization of Latino Arts nominated Frances for her portrayal of Julia in Julia De Burgos Child of Water written by Carmen Rivera and directed by Enrique Cruz DeJesus. The play was presented at the Alpha Omega Dance Theater in Lower East Side, NYC.
Currently Frances is in preproduction of Saint Prayer a feature film which she will produce and direct.
