Francisco Santos

Francisco Santos (born May 17, 1962, in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan/Portuguese swimmer, plastic artist, musician and writer of poetry, short fiction and novels. He represented Angola in swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Men's 100 m Breaststroke and Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay). He also represented his country in other international games, including the Algiers 1978 All-Africa Games, the Moscow 1979 Seventh USSR Summer Spartakiade and the M... more

Francisco Santos (born May 17, 1962, in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan/Portuguese swimmer, plastic artist, musician and writer of poetry, short fiction and novels. He represented Angola in swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Men's 100 m Breaststroke and Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay). He also represented his country in other international games, including the Algiers 1978 All-Africa Games, the Moscow 1979 Seventh USSR Summer Spartakiade and the Mexico 1979 Summer Universiade. Xesko's parents (who were Portuguese) had immigrated to Angola in 1959, and he grew up immersed in the African quarters (musseques) of Luanda. Since very young, he was dedicated to the Arts and Sports. He began writing at 14 years old and painting at 16 (watercolours and Chinese Ink). In that time, he had published some short stories and poems in several magazines and papers. In the secondary School, were a Founder and Publisher of the Magazine "The Bantalas" entirely dedicated to the Arts (Art Painting,... less