New Information

I got information straight from Mr Randez himself that his next project is a series similar to Aventuras Panama.

He will be travelling to Hawaii in April/May of 2010 for this series.

Well, Francisco, we wish you all the luck on your new project. And please be safe along your travels.

Another model site Profile

Francisco's Profile from FashionModel.it

• HEIGHT

  6,2

• CHEST

• WAIST

  32

• HIPS

• SHOES

  12

• EYES

  BROWN

• HAIR

  BLACK

Article from The Montreal Journal

This article is available on Cool.canoe.ca in French. I have provided the English translation below.

It has been four years since one of the darlings of Jean-Paul Gaultier and his face was featured on the posters of "Le Male" scent on all continents. We recently saw, with the issuance of Portfolio, TQS, that he has but one goal ... making music.

Agnes Gaudet
Journal de Montreal

Francisco Randez is what is called a p'tit Montrealer which made his way. In 2000, after the gala parade for the Golden Shoe, the TVA, he tackles Philippe Dubuc. Desperate to join his parade of spring, he calls ten times in his office. Tired of hearing his attempts, the staff of Dubuc finally transfer one of his calls to the designer, who agrees to meet with the apprentice model.

This is the beginning of his career. The [Duboc spring] parade ended, Francisco quickly integrates [within] the ranks of the prestigious Folio agency and directs his efforts in Milan and Paris. His head shaven, his eyes dark and his 6 feet 3 inch [height] opened up the gates of Europe.

At the age of 15, Francisco (skirts?) fashion. His aunt, Rose-Marie, owns the popular store Mousseline, (known today as Laurier?). In Samère, a single parent with three children needs help and the young men must quickly learn to fend for themselves. Over the years, he helps with several jobs at Mousseline: management, purchasing, styling.

He became a student of the arts in college, he made the (representation?) to pay for the basement he had rented. Each time he leaves the group, he finds that his looks attract attention.

The "Laws of Attraction"

Randez (his father is of Spanish origin) does not believe in chance, but much to the title and the "laws of attraction, are real as that of gravity," said it. His goals, he keeps in mind. And the magic happens.

Through his work and his contacts, Francisco Randez eventually endorsed the closed circle of Parisian fashion and more personally Jean-Paul Gaultier.

One day he is "given the option" to advertise for Le Male perfume and wins the contract. The advertising campaign for the scent Male is warming and he wants a big success. Pictures of Francisco wearing a sailor hat, sketched in the studio in 2002, have been used on all continents. In four yeas his face has become a prestigious brand. A rare feat of longevity.

Randez, at the time, is not known and his salary is set accordingly. Still, each year's royalties allow him to live well and prepare for his real career as a singer: "Fashion is a great boat that will allow me to make a bigger dream," he confesses. "I worked on it for three years."

Athlete and naturopath

Francisco Randez is not just a big beautiful model. All this time, he has continued his studies and received a degree in massage therapy, and is currently completing his training as a naturopath. He also moves well. That has earned him a perfect body widely used for (pubs?) underwear. After ten years of boxing, he is now in athletics and is a runner, competing in a sprint of 100 and 200 meters.

We see a few occasions were Francisco is featured in reality TV show Portfolio, led by Mahée Paiement, since February 8. An experience he adored.

But his baby is the album he is preparing with members of his group, Moujik (in honor of the album The peasant and his wife, Jean-Louis Murat), a French alternative. He has always sang and composed songs, but decided to joined forces with four musicians, including Fabrice Becker, scout acrobats at Cirque du Soleil (which is also his brother), a French, a Quebecois and Irish origin.

The band introduced a clip and three demo tracks and is ready to move into production. They only need the record company.

The singer knows that the game is not won yet, but everything is possible because it makes the image.... His physique has carried him this far, but Francisco knows that success requires more than good looks: "I am fortunate to do sport and competition," he concluded. "To move forward, we must stay on top. "

Francisco at Open Mic Night at Confesssional

Click on the picture above to be taken to the Myspace video taken by "Jeremie" on August 22, 2008 at Open Mic Night at Confessional.

Aventuras Panama on évasion.tv

Go and watch all the available episodes online at évasion.tv

Just click on the link above or the picture below. They will take you straight there... support our favorite man. Also support Patricia Chica and her wonderful directing!

Q & A for évasion.tv

(original here)

BIOGRAPHY

My favorite vacation spot?
Mexico

My favorite foreign city?
Paris

The place that struck me most?
The San Blas Islands, Panama

The landscape that struck me most?
The sunset in the mountains in Panama.

My favorite restaurant in Quebec?
Mikado Laurier Street.

My favorite dish?
Sushi

My favorite movie?
The Godfather trilogy

My favorite book?
The perfume

The object which I never separate myself?
My blackberry

How can I escape the stress?
By making sport of athletics.

My dream trip?
Japan

What type of traveler am I?
Semi backpacker, semi cosmopolitan

Random Photos and links

Click on the picture above for the website. His photo is at the bottom. If you click on it, you will get a full size, full page photo. Very nice close up!!!

Check out this website... Our stud, Francisco is listed #2 on the top models list from Spring 2006

Men's agent Laura Virdo and Francisco Randez @ Sutherland Models 20th Anniversary.

Photobucket album

I would love to know where this person found some of these images. Go check out PoesYsanne's album for all of the photos. Here are just a few I didn't already have.

(he's on the far left in red) I found out that this is from a public Underwear Fashion Show hosted by the Bay in front of their story at Bay & Bloor during Toronto Pride Week 2006.

LIBIDO MAGAZINE (Mexico) 2007

LIBIDO MAGAZINE (Mexico) 2007

Recent News

According to Photographer Jimmy Hamelin's website, Francisco was at the Montreal Fashion Week. This portion took place on October 11th, 2009 at the Red Door in Montreal.

I couldn't find any pictures of him from this event. However I did find video and pictures from the fundraiser in support of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation that he did back in June of 2009 (I've also seen it called Mode & Design 2009, Can't figure that out)... Take a look.

Video link is below the pictures.

(Photos by Richard Prudhomme)

Moon One TV - Videos Fashion - Trends - Mode & Design 2009 - Francisco Randez @ Montreal

Elle Magazine

A snippit about Francisco and his modeling in Elle magazine from June 2004 where he was listed as one of the 'hottest Canadian male models'

Check out the original here.

All male
Francisco Randez

Models for…Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Male perfume. Age 27. Status Single.

Hometown Montréal.

Big break "When I was asked to be the image of Jean Paul Gaultier's men's perfume Le Male."

Rebel without a cause "James Dean's look is so timeless, sexy and daring."

All-Canadian "I love Canadian designer Philippe Dubuc because of the elegance and slickness of his lines."

Simple sophistication "I wear trashy cowboy boots and a vintage ripped Nirvana T-shirt all the time!"

Best thing about modelling "Even though it took some effort to get where I am today, it's not hugely time-consuming, which allows me to work on other projects."

I can't find this video anywhere else other than Myspace. So you will have to click on the link to access it.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=10598204

The famous face of the classic Jean Paul Gaultier's "Le Male"

I saw a video making fun of this advert. In the list of complaints were "He's gay" and "His Tattoos are gay" and "He's wearing a funny little hat"!! Well, from Francisco's many online postings and interviews, I can say that he is not gay. Those tattoos in this advert are fake. His are much nicer. And that "funny little hat" goes with what all the Jean Paul Gaultier male models wear. So I say 'poo' on him. (Him being the guy that made the video) I will say that this isn't my favorite of Francisco's photos, but it is still sexy.

Francisco as Altair, Ezio, and Desmond

Take a look. This is Francisco Randez.

Here is the CG character Desmond Miles From both Assassins Creed 1 & 2

Here he is as Altair from Assassins Creed 1

And Finally, here he is as Ezio. The Character from Assassins Creed 2. I have provided you with multiple photos as Ezio is shown as a boy in the beginning and over the course of the game, he is aged by 10 years. (Not to mention that even though I respect and adore Francisco, I'm slightly obsessed with Ezio ;D)

Avant by Moudjik

It is odd to see his hair so long in this video... His tattoo isn't even finished!!!

Francisco on Montreal.tv

"The former international model named Eve Salvail was visiting as a DJ at Space Ultralounge invitee on St-Laurent. Eve Salvail has re-oriented her career to become an International DJ"

Reporter: Francisco Randez

More Video: www.montreal.tv

LE MALE-JEAN PAUL GAULTIER with Francisco Randez

Francisco Randez as an Assassin

Assassins Creed was released November 13, 2007. The following article was released on November 23, 2007. I'm not sure if it was released by Lien Multimedia, but I found it on their website. It is in French so I have included a very rough Google Translation which I have edited myself. The article can be found here.

[Assassin’s Creed] Francisco Randez prête son visage à Altaïr

Ubisoft a choisi, après un casting exhaustif, le mannequin québécois Francisco Randez pour incarner le visage du personnage principal d’Assassin’s Creed. La production cherchait un visage aux traits méditerranéens pour rendre ce personnage du temps des Croisades. C’était la première fois que le mannequin et musicien se prêtait au jeu de la modélisation de son faciès. Il nous raconte son expérience.

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« Nous avons eu quelques rencontres avec la production d’Ubisoft, qui m’avait trouvé par le biais de mon agence, Folio, raconte Francisco Randez. Lors de la première rencontre, on a fait un simple shooting photo, en 3D. On m’a photographié le visage de tous les côtés, par en dessus, par en dessous et une première version pour modéliser mon visage en 3D a été réalisée. Puis, dans un deuxième temps, on a fait une autre séance pour photographier des expressions simples, joie, colère, etc., et ensuite des expressions plus complexes. »

« Au départ, c’était inhabituel pour moi, ce genre de boulot, une expérience unique dans une vie et c’est pour ça que je voulais y participer, poursuit le mannequin. Je suis fasciné par le cinéma et Assassin’s Creed est monté comme un film. Le fait d’avoir mon visage associé au personnage principal d’un jeu qui révolutionne le genre m’a apporté beaucoup de plaisir, mais pas vraiment d’autres retombées. L’expérience d’Assassin’s Creed m’a permis de réaliser à quel point Ubisoft avait développé un savoir-faire. Trois cents personnes ont travaillé sur le jeu ! »

Il faut dire que cela fait dix ans que ce visage est connu, Francisco Randez ayant été l’image du parfum Mâle de Jean Paul Gaultier. Le jeune homme a également participé à la nouvelle campagne de Rare Jeans, réalisée par Oliviero Toscani, le photographe italien des campagnes de Benetton. Le jeune Montréalais a aussi décroché le premier rôle du prochain clip de la chanteuse Émilie Bégin. Il est également musicien, membre de la formation Moudjik qu’il a créée avec Jérôme Casanova et Guy Dubuisson.

Et le jeune homme n’exclut pas de se retrouver un jour à l’écran. « Mon frère est acteur et c’est un métier pour lequel j’ai beaucoup de respect. J’aimerais éventuellement jouer, j’ai d’ailleurs déjà pris des cours. Je vis de la scène, que ce soit comme mannequin, musicien ou journaliste à www.Montreal.TV. Si devenir acteur m’arrivait, je m’y mettrai sérieusement, je ne le ferai pas à la légère. »

[23 novembre 2007]

mot(s) clé(s): [Studios] [Ubisoft]

[Sophie Bernard]

Crédit photo de Francisco Randez : Robert Ferron

Crédit photo d’Assassin’s Creed : Ubisoft

English Version

[Assassin's Creed] Francisco Randez lends his face to Altair

Ubisoft has chosen, after an exhaustive casting, the Quebec model Francisco Randez to embody the face of the main character of Assassin's Creed. The production sought a face with Mediterranean features to return this character of the time of the Crusades. It was the first time the supermodel and musician lent himself to the modeling of his face. He tells us about his experience.

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"We had some meetings with the production of Ubisoft, who found me through my agency, Folio," says Francisco Randez. "At the first meeting, it was just a simple photo shoot in 3D. My face was photographed on all sides, from above, from below and a first version model of my face 3D was completed. Then, the second time, they made another session to photograph simple expressions, joy, anger, etc.. And then the more complex expressions. "

"Initially, it was unusual for me, this kind of job is an experience of a lifetime and that's why I wanted to participate," says the supermodel. "I am fascinated by cinema and Assassin's Creed is mounted like a movie. Having my face associated with the main character in a game that revolutionizes the genre has brought me much pleasure, but not really other benefits (repercussions?). The Assassin's Creed experience helped me realize how Ubisoft has developed know-how. Three hundred people worked on the game! "

It should be said that this face has been known for ten years, Francisco Randez has been the image of the fragrance Mâle de Jean Paul Gaultier. The young man also participated in the new campaign of Rare Jean, carried out by Oliviero Toscani, the Italian photographer of the campaigns of Benetton. The young Montrealer has also landed the leading role of the next (clip)? of the singer Emily Bégin. He is also a musician, a member of the band Moudjik which he created with Jerome Casanova and Guy Dubuisson.

And the young man does not (exclude)? to one day find himself on the screen. "My brother is an actor and it's a job for which I have great respect. I would possibly like to act, besides I already took courses. I live the (scene)?, either as model, musician or journalist with www.Montreal.TV. If I happened to become an actor, I will take it seriously, I will not do it lightly. "

[November 23, 2007]

keyword (s) key (s): [Studios] [Ubisoft]

[Bernard Sophie]

Photo Credit to Francisco Rande: Robert Ferron

Photo Credit Assassin's Creed: Ubisoft

Francisco Randez @ Pinokkio Nightclub

These were taken in October of 2008 by Steve Roy. Check out the website here.

Some amazing paintings of Francisco

I found this page created by Nykolai Aleksander. She does some amazing work, and I am glad that she has taken to Francisco as a muse. Here is some of her work. Please visit her site and leave comments. Just click on her name above.

Here is another of her sites.