An IDA Documentary Awards Nominee and Best News Podcast Award Nominee (Ambies), francisco is the host, writer and producer of PRESENTE for CALO News, an interview and narrative podcast showcasing California Latino stories with universal significance. With investigative work in NPR's LAist studios and The Nation- Francisco has embraced journalism as a tool for accountability and adversarial storytelling. 

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Francisco is also currently in production for a documentary about immigration and family. 

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francisco aviles pino is the writer and produer of Up To Us (2023) - a sexual education series for communities of color being screened at every juvenile hall across the state of California. ​​The project was also inspired by writing workshops francisco led with formerly incarcerated youth. ​​​​