Female

Actor Film/Video, Actor Theatre, Dancer, Musician, Narrator, Singer, Songwriter, Voiceover Artist, Live Entertainer

25-30, 30-35, 35-40

Washington

DC

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia - Northern, Delaware, The Carolinas, Pennsylvania, Eastern/Central, New York, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, New Jersey (Southern/Central), New Jersey (Northern/NYC Area), West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia - Southern, Pennsylvania - Western

Caucasian / White, European, Hispanic, Latin American, Caribbean, Mixed

Manuel A. Poblete
Bello Talent, LLC.
NY Tel: 646-580-3349
MD Tel: 240-460-4447
FAX: 646-558-4111
www.bellotalent.com

2023 Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical, 2023 Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

www.frantapia.com

www.instagram.com/franciscatl/

Black

Blue/Green

5'2"

131 to 140 Lbs.

Yes

Athletic

36

14

27

26

32

40

36

6

8.5 or M

23 " - L - 7 3/8

8

ACTRESS. BACHELOR IN ARTS WITH ACTING MAJOR, Pontifical Catholic University, Santiago, Chile. Graduated with two votes of distinction in 2005.

DANCE:
2024 Tango: Alejandro Barrientos, Ramu Pyreddy, Masha Abapolnikova.
2022-2023 Latin: Shani Talmor. Salsa with Sylvia.
2022 Salsa with Sylvia.
2021 Broadway Dance Center - Winter Program.
2020 Contemporary Dance with Melissa Briones, Waacking & Vogue with Patricia Mirsime, Hip Hop with Arrington Lassiter, House with Albert Zhu, Horton Technique with Yao Odamtten, House with Houssni Mijem.
2012-2019 Contemporary Dance and Release with José Vidal
2006 Ana Garat
2006 Alonso Alarcón
2002-2005 Elizabeth Rodriguez
2002 Francisca Sazié
2007 Flying Low with Lucas Condro
2017 to 2018 TRX with Karina Castillo
2013 Ballet with Ana Manríquez
2014 Ballet with Eduardo Yedro
2007 to 2013 Bikram Yoga
2012 Site Specific with Nahuel Cano
2005 Contact Improvisation with Nikola Bahna
2005 Technique, Composition and Physical Relations with Juliette Mapp and John Jasperse
2003 Improvisation with Alejandro Ramos
2003 Dance Theater with Paulina Bronfman

VOCAL COACHES
2024-current Felicitas de la Fare.
2020-2021 Repertoire with Nova Payton
2013-2019 Singing lessons with Silvia Vivanco
2013 Valentina Payeras
2012 María José León Vigneaux
2011 Regina Crisosto

ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONS IN POPULAR SONG, Professor Carolina Avilés, voice teacher; Professor Karol Acevedo, phono audiologist; Guest Professor Marco Guzmán, PHD. in Vocology. 2020. 16 chronological hours.

SOMATIC VOICEWORK LEVEL 1, LoVetri Institute - Level I presented in partnership with Baldwin Wallace University, 2021.

THE VOICE IN SONG: SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND PRACTICAL APPROACH, School of Speech Therapy, Los Andes University, 10 chronological hours, January 2021.

CANTO CEBOLLA, Professor Annie Murath, 2021

THE ROMANTIC VOICE, Professor Annie Murath, 2020

BOLERO & PERUVIAN VALS, Professor Annie Murath, 2020

HEAL, SOUND, SAVOR, A SOUND EXPRESSION, Professor Annie Murath, 2020

THEATER DIRECTING, Teatro La Memoria Theatrical Research Center, Santiago, Chile. Professor Alfredo Castro. 2-year program 2006-2007.

CULTURAL & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2020.

THE CYCLE: MANAGEMENT OF SUCESSFUL ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, University of Maryland, College Park, 2020.

VISUAL NARRATIVE AND POETICS, Teatro La Memoria Theatrical Research Center, Santiago, Chile. Professor Rodrigo Vega. 2-year program 2007-2008.

Spanish, English

Chilean, Argentinian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban

Yes

Ballroom, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Latin

Choral, Choir, Folk, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Rock, Pop

Soprano

Folk, Latin, Musical Theatre, Pop

Tambourine, shaker

I write lyrics

Fran Tapia (she/her) is a Chilean powerhouse: a dynamic singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and director whose versatility and passion have earned her major recognition across the performing arts. In recent years, her work has garnered several prestigious honors, including:

2023 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical (Helen category) for her portrayal of Gloria Fajardo in On Your Feet! En Español

2023 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical (Helen category) for Revoltosa

2023 Broadway World Washington, DC Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical for On Your Feet! En Español

2025 Broadway World Washington, DC Award for Best Performer in a Musical for her leading role as Eva Perón in Mummy in the Closet – Evita’s Return

Her work in film and television includes an appearance as herself in the docuseries Leguizamo Does America (Episode 3), directed by Ben Dejesus, where she was featured as the Director of the Paso Youth Program (Chile, 2023). In cinema, she performed as a dancer and singer in Ema, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Pablo Larraín (2019), and as a backup dancer for Me Llamo Sebastián in Do It Like an Hombre, directed by Nicolás López (2017). Earlier in her career, she portrayed the role of Madre in the short film Cité, directed by Luis Cifuentes (2009).

Currently, Fran is pouring her heart into her greatest passion: songwriting. Her latest original work, Amor de mi Alma—a bolero infused with salsa rhythms—premiered in Botiquín de Boleros de Columbia Heights at GALA Theatre. She also penned the lyrics for Ese Mar along Ella Bric, featured on Songs by an Immigrant Vol. 2 by Jaime Lozano, released by Concord Records and celebrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda as “the next big thing on Broadway.” The album showcases a stellar all-Latine lineup of Broadway and Off-Broadway talent.

A passionate educator and advocate, Fran served as Director of GALA’s Paso Nuevo Youth Program (2021–2022) and was featured in John Leguizamo’s Leguizamo Does America highlighting her work empowering Latinx and BIPOC youth through the arts. She has directed last two years of Strathmore’s Spring Theatre Camp 2024 and 2025, leading a stage and musical adaptation of Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton and an exploration on Violeta Parra’s art and life. She was also a mentor as part of the Arts and Social Justice Fellowship (ASJF) in 2024. Fran currently serves as a mentor in Theatre Washington’s 2025 Mentorship Program. She is also the host and creator of Divino Tesoro, a heartfelt podcast exploring LGBTQI+ childhood (available on Spotify).

Her performance career spans across continents. In the U.S., she has brought powerful roles to life, including:

Lancelot, Sofia, Cat in The Dragon (Spooky Action, DC) – Dir. Elizabeth Dinkova

Verónica in Botiquín de Boleros (GALA, DC) – Dir. Valeria Cossu

Round 5 Teachers Lounge in NYU GMTWP Showcase Concert (The Cutting Room, NY)

Gynecia in Head Over Heels (Constellation Theatre, DC) – Dir. Allison Arkell Stockman

Woland in Professor Woland’s B.M. Rock Show (Spooky Action & The Kennedy Center, DC) – Dir. Elizabeth Dinkova

Gertrude in Hamlet, The Reading Room Festival (Folger Theatre, DC) – Dir. Laurie Woolery

Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, DC) – Dir. Raymond O. Caldwell

Tecmessa in Ajax (ATLAS Performing Arts Center, DC) – Dir. Robert McNamara

Estela in Laughs in Spanish (1st Stage, VA) – Dir. Elena Velasco

Rosa in Café Con Leche (New York Theatre Barn & NYU, NYC) – Dir. Héctor Flores

Eva Perón in Mummy in the Closet, Evita’s Return (GALA Theatre)

Gloria Fajardo on the Broadway National Tour of On Your Feet! (2022–2023), including Ogunquit Playhouse

In the Heights (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival): ensemble and Daniela/Camila cover (performed)

On Your Feet! En Español (GALA Theatre): lead Gloria Fajardo and understudy for Gloria Estefan, under Broadway’s Luis Salgado

Her dance and vocal work has also captivated European audiences in José Vidal’s contemporary works:

Emergence (Hamburg)

Rite of Spring (Hamburg, Marseille, Amsterdam)

Tramas (Amsterdam)

In her native Chile, Fran’s performance as Demeter in Cats at the Municipal Theatre of Las Condes (Santiago) under choreographer Eduardo Yedro remains an iconic moment in her career.