Francis

Francisco Del Carmen García Escalante was born on April 8, 1958 in San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico

Son of Zula Escalante and musician Francisco Garcia Jesus. Francisco's father abandoned him and his mother shortly before Francisco was born. Francisco was raised by his mother and his aunt Zoila, who was a garment maker. Francisco's mother was always supportive of her son's sexual orientation, and despite the community's remarks, she never criticized her son's taste for feminine objects and garments. Although he was teased and beaten at school, he was always interested in doing well in school.

Francisco began to be fascinated by the nightlife of the vedettes and when the brothers Enrique and Juan Imperio, film and Blanquita Theater choreographers, were preparing the cast of the movie Bellas de noche (1975), they hired a group of transvestites in which Francisco was part of.

Francisco began to use the stage name "Francis" and started to work in the night show. He joined a transvestite group called "Las Femmes". Months later, Francis decides to create his own show: The Francis Show. For fifteen years, his transvestite show packed the box office of the Blanquita Theater in the Mexican capital and other venues, in addition to touring throughout Mexico and the United States with great success. Francis' show was innovative at the time; he imposed a different style based on elegance, glamour and spectacularity. He created a Las Vegas style show.

Parallel to his show, Francis participated in some Mexican movies such as Los relajados (1989), De super macho a super hembra (1989) and the musical Teto, música y travestis (1995). In television, she participated in three episodes of the episodic show Mujer, casos de la vida real, produced by Silvia Pinal. In 1998, she joined the cast of the Mexican telenovela Vivo por Elena, produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa. In 2000, she was one of the hosts of the talk show Hasta en las mejores familias, also for Televisa.

Between 2002 and 2003, Francis was part of the television show Desde Gayola, produced by Horacio Villalobos for Telehit. In 2003, she played a small role in the Italian film My Father, Rua Alguem 5555, starring Charlton Heston. Her last performance was a special appearance in the telenovela La fea más bella (2006).

In early October 2007, Francis complained of severe pain in her back while performing her show in the city of Puebla. As her discomfort worsened, she was taken to a hospital in Mexico City, where she also had difficulty breathing. Hours later she went into a coma due to a pulmonary thrombosis. Francis passed away on October 10, 2007 at the age of 49 in Mexico City.

ISFJ personality types are the people-centric doers, using their considerable organisational ability to make sure people are taken care of and protected. They are extremely conscientious, hardworking, loyal and dedicated, to people, organisations, groups. Once they are allied to the cause they take their roles very seriously. They have incredibly clear and precise memories and are scarily accurate with facts, figures, names, faces - oh and any person who has slighted them! The ISFJ gathers facts and data and are painstakingly accurate with incredible attention to detail, and extremely methodical in their approach.

It may be possible to overlook the value of an ISFJ as they are the behind-the-scenes 'glue' for organisations and groups. Unlike the ESFJ who will be more outspoken, the ISFJ will work steadily and quietly to ensure all the routine details are taken care of, and that people are happy. Rarely will they share their own values, preferring to keep their own counsel and make their focus the needs of others. It would be a mistake to underestimate the ISFJ as, although they may give very little out in terms of articulating their feelings, their 'S' detailed type memory stores everything of relevance, they will quietly know everything that is going on and has gone on. Because they don't necessarily share their feelings this does not mean they don't have any. It is easy to transgress the values of an ISFJ without ever knowing you have done it. Their values are so intrinsic to them, such a part of who they are, and they therefore share them with very few people. In the team the ISFJ will be the quiet one getting things done, almost invisible at times, but the strong glue holding the team together.

Loyal, shy, devoted to the cause, the ISFJ has an intense need to belong and will work tirelessly for the cause and will channel their considerable energies into their work, or indeed anything which has been asked of them. They have incredibly clear and precise memories and are scarily accurate with facts, figures, names and faces. Detailed and methodical, everything is stored up, in perfect order, in pristine grey filing cabinets in their heads, and may come out later in a tirade of facts and evidence dating back a very long way.

Although generally shy and reserved, the ISFJ takes work, indeed anything they do, seriously and much prefer it when others do the same. They are caring, sympathetic and want to help, but do not need the kudos, indeed they may be suspicious of those who try to bestow compliments on them especially in the early stages of a relationship. The ISFJ exists only in the present (and the past!) and will use actual, real concrete past experiences to deal with present problems. This means they may struggle with concepts or trying to imagine a future indeed the future may appear scary as it is full of the unknown and the ISFJ prefers the known. This means that change and the new and untried can worry the ISFJ as they fear looking foolish and being ‘in the spotlight.’ The ISFJ loves to be appreciated but does not like constant scrutiny, expecting others to let them get on with it. Although private and shy ISFJs are often sociable and characterised above all by their desire to support others, the ‘need to be needed.’ In extreme cases, this need is so strong that standard give-and-take relationships can be deeply unsatisfying to them, however most ISFJs find more than enough with which to occupy themselves within the framework of a normal life. Since ISFJs, like all SJs, are very much bound by the prevailing social conventions, their form of ‘service’ is likely to exclude any elements of moral or political controversy; they specialise in the local, the personal, the obvious and the practical all in the here and now.

Although private and shy ISFJs are often sociable and characterised above all by their desire to support others, the ‘need to be needed.’ Conservative and dutiful, ISFJs like rules, protocols and conventions so that have clear groundrules within which to work. They would not like to wing it and like to be in possession of all the facts before they proceed as they have an underlying fear of getting it wrong. This means they will check and check again and so it is rare that an ISFJ will actually get it wrong, so worried are they about that happening.

Being SJs, they place a strong emphasis on conventional behaviour (although, unlike STJs), they are usually as concerned with being friendly, kind and sympathetic.