Franco may refer to: Name Franco (name) Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses Franco (band), Filipino band Franco (General Hospital), a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera, a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola Franco, ese hombre, a 1964 documentary film by Spanish director José Luis Sáenz de Heredia Franco-Arabic, the Arabic chat alphabet See also Gianfranco Francis (given name) Franko (disambiguation) Duke of Franco, a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility