{"id":31981,"date":"2016-10-28T10:40:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T17:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=31981"},"modified":"2016-10-31T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T21:30:36","slug":"acting-out-latino-celebrates-his-roots-through-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/acting-out-latino-celebrates-his-roots-through-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting out: Latino celebrates his roots through theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[su_label type=&#8221;info&#8221;]Column: Community in Focus[\/su_label]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31989\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_01web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_01web.jpg?resize=864%2C576&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Francisco Rodriguez. Courtesy: Francisco Rodriguez\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_01web.jpg?w=864&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_01web.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_01web.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_01web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francisco Rodriguez. Courtesy: Francisco Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ve known Francisco since we were children. But our bond runs deeper than that.<\/p>\n<p>There is a similarity we have that I think has been especially meaningful for both of us: We are both second generation Latinos. We both have chosen a bit of a different path than those of our parents and have tried to make sense of what to do with the biggest gift our parents have been able to give us: the gift of choice.<\/p>\n<p>Francisco Rodriguez was born in the Mission District at St. Luke\u2019s Hospital in 1988. His father immigrated to the United States from Zacatecas, Mexico in the 1970s and worked tirelessly in the fields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father worked all day and all night,\u201d Francisco said. \u201cHe sometimes only had time for a single snack on his work days a tortilla with a glass of milk, a snack we later shared when I was a little boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That hard work paid off. Francisco grew up comfortably in Daly City where his father and mother raised him and his four siblings. Francisco fell in love with theater in high school, eventually receiving his bachelor&#8217;s degree in Theater Arts from San Francisco State University.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31990\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_03web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_03web.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Francisco Rodriguez (right) performs in \u201cThe Learned Ladies\u201d on SFSU\u2019s Main Stage productions. Courtesy Francisco Rodriguez\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_03web.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_03web.jpg?resize=167%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 167w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_03web.jpg?w=576&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francisco Rodriguez (right) performs in \u201cThe Learned Ladies\u201d on SFSU\u2019s Main Stage productions. Photo Alandra Hileman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But making a living through theater seemed daunting for Francisco. He resisted his passion, opting for the practicality of a nine-to-five office job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn&#8217;t a smooth transition making the decision to pursue theater,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t just graduate high school and go straight to college. I struggled with it. I resisted it. I tried living another life for while, a life in a profession that didn&#8217;t truly reflect my passions; a life that offered more stability, but it didn&#8217;t work. Theater and a creative life always pulled at me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving his degree, Francisco fully committed to his art and spent a year interning with Bay Area Children\u2019s Theatre while also performing in productions at Shelton Theater, Z Space and The Flight Deck in Oakland. He was auditioning regularly and getting callbacks. He was well on his way to building a career in the Bay Area&#8230; but in his heart, he felt that something else was missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was another side of me that I longed to understand,\u201d Francisco said. \u201cI have always wanted to move to Mexico and experience what it\u2019s like to really be there and nurture that side of me, my Mexican side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Francisco has visited many parts of Mexico including where his father came from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father is proud of me for completing college and I know he loves me, but sometimes I think he worries about me and what I\u2019m doing with my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We, as children of immigrants, have often talked about what our choices mean to our parents. How our parents can sometimes be perplexed as to why we do what we do. They provided so we could have choice and then the reality comes of what we do with that choice. This is especially apparent when we have so many different opportunities for choice and they seemingly conflict with one another. I remember telling my mother years ago that I wanted to study in Guatemala one day, the country she immigrated from, and her saying, \u201cOh dear, why do you want to go to Guatemala? Everything you need is here.\u201d (\u201cAy Mija porque quieres ir a Guatemala?! Tienes todo que necesitas aqui\u201d.)<\/p>\n<p>My mother was not necessarily judging my desire. But her experience and perspective is that of someone who did not have choice when she was young. As second generation Latinos, our view of these countries includes a longing to connect to a culture that is in our blood, but that we have never known first hand. Our parent\u2019s views may be of a country to escape from for better opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>So now Francisco and I have to talk on WhatsApp because he is calling me from Guadalajara, Mexico. He took the leap and moved there more than a month ago. He has brought his passion for theater with him and found an acting workshop where he is now studying.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31991\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_02web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31991\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_02web.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Francisco Rodriguez performs in \u201cThe Day the Crayons Quit\u201d for the Bay Area Children\u2019s Theater (BACT). Courtesy: Francisco Rodriguez \" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_02web.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_02web.jpg?resize=166%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 166w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Francisco-Rodriguez_02web.jpg?w=576&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francisco Rodriguez performs in \u201cThe Day the Crayons Quit\u201d for the Bay Area Children\u2019s Theater (BACT). Courtesy: Francisco Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is a huge theater scene in Guadalajara,\u201d he told me excitedly. \u201cThere are theater festivals and plays and art shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Francisco knows this journey won\u2019t be easy. He is adjusting to speaking Spanish all the time and trying to make sense of his move and what it means to his family. But he followed his heart and it seems that his destination will offer him the opportunity to pursue two loves: immersion in his culture and theater. And of course, he\u2019ll have a tortilla with milk every now and then to always remember the hard work his family put in to get him here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[su_label type=&#8221;info&#8221;]Column: Community in Focus[\/su_label] I\u2019ve known Francisco since we were children. But our bond runs deeper than that. 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