Francisco Rosa Rivera


Francisco Rosa Rivera was a Puerto Rican bodybuilder.

Early years

Francisco Rosa Rivera was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 19 March 1972. Rosa Rivera studied acting and received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. He was a practicing martial arts guru, having achieved a Black Belt in Karate and a First Dan in Tae-Kwon-Do. In 1994, he became a certified personal trainer by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Career

He was called the "Trainer of Stars" because people like Ricky Martin, Osvaldo Ríos, Melwin Cedeño, Xavier Torres and Angelique Burgos Vidal trained with him. After receiving his Personal Trainer certification, he established his own personal training gymnasium in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. During 1998-2000, he also hosted his own TV show named "A fuego, meridiano". He also headed the program Tu mañana, in Univisión Puerto Rico, where he carried two segments, "Francisco en acción" and "Francisco al extremo".

Family life

He was married to Paola Díaz. They had three children: Mya Paola ; Francisco Andrés and Lya Melisha. And Adriana Nicole from a previous marriage to Enid González.

Later years

During his later years, Rosa Rivera developed a unique bodybuilding program known as FRANCO. He also campaigned to include supervised physical exercise in the medical programs for senior citizens and obese children and marketed the sporting fashion line that has its name.

Death

Rosa Rivera died in Caguas on 16 February 2010 a victim of tongue and throat cancer. He had been diagnosed in September 2008.