01 / Shakespeare · 2021–22
Ricardo III
A Salvadoran reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, reframed through the memory of the country’s civil war. Premiered at La Galera Teatro in 2021 and performed again in 2022.
Actor · Film & Theatre
FranciscoYazbek
A life lived
where the light falls.
Salvadoran actor working across film and theatre, from Luciérnagas en El Mozote to Shakespeare on the Salvadoran stage.
PortfolioFilm & theatre
Selected rolesScreen & stage
ContactDirect / Casting
01 — On screenFrancisco as the Instructor
Screen role / 2018
The Pathof theShadows
Francisco portrays the Instructor in this Salvadoran drama, produced by Justin Mills. The film explores memory, survival and the testimony of professor Carlos Mauricio.
On screen / Francisco Yazbek
The Instructor
A historical drama rooted in El Salvador’s civil war.
02 — On screen
U.S. theatrical release · 2026
Feature film / 2025
LuciérnagasenEl Mozote
Fireflies at El Mozote
Francisco appears in this historical drama about a child who survives the 1981 El Mozote massacre during El Salvador’s civil war.
U.S. theatrical openingApril 17, 2026
On screenFrancisco Yazbek
03 — TheatreOn
On
Stage.
From Salvadoran theatre to the New York stage, Francisco’s performances span Shakespeare, contemporary drama and live productions.
The living stage.
02 / Drama · 2021
El loco
A suspenseful theatrical work by José de Jesús Martínez, staged at La Galera Teatro.
Francisco as the inspector’s assistantProduction coverage
Francisco Yazbek / New York stage
La ÚltimaCanción de laNoche
Francisco Yazbek in La Última Canción de la Noche at Producers Club Theaters in New York.
04 — On screenU.S. theatrical release · May 2025
Feature film / Salvadoran dark comedy
La baladadeHortensia
The Ballad of Hortensia
A Salvadoran comedy about a self-absorbed performer forced to see life from another perspective. Francisco appears in the film as a building security guard.
Francisco’s roleVigilante Edificio 2
U.S. theatrical openingMay 2, 2025
05 — On screenFrancisco as Antonio
ElDeportado
Deported from the United States, a young man returns to a country that no longer feels like home. A twelve-minute portrait of identity, displacement and the human consequences of migration.
Francisco on screenAntonio
Year2021
FormatShort film · 12 minutes
06 — The actorFrancisco Yazbek
El Salvador
El Salvador
Beyond the frame
The inner life,
made visible.
Francisco Yazbek is a Salvadoran actor whose experience spans film and the stage.
He studied psychology at the Universidad de El Salvador and completed a higher diploma in theatre. His training also includes acting workshops in the Stanislavski tradition.
At La Galera Teatro, he appeared as Larry in a Salvadoran reimagining of Shakespeare’s Ricardo III and as the inspector’s assistant in El loco. His screen work includes Luciérnagas en El Mozote (Fireflies at El Mozote), which reached U.S. cinemas in April 2026, as well as The Path of the Shadows and El Deportado.
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09 — Direct inquiries
Let'sConnect.
For theatre, film, television and casting inquiries, contact Francisco directly.
(929) 318-0981