About Frango

Hello! Curious about me? Great!
I was born and raised in Oregon, mainly in Independence, where I could be found collecting bugs, playing basketball, and going to school. During high school I got accepted in the Rotary Student Exchange program and studied abroad in Japan for a whole year all because of the persistent encouragement my mom gave me

Thanks mom! I love you!

After I moved up to Portland in 2009, I finished my academic career at Portland State University in 2014 and then found myself being swept up into the world of circus by Petra Delarocha. We founded our circus company Prismagic and have been creating and performing original shows around Portland, and internationally, since then.

Throughout my time performing in Prismagic shows I've picked a variety of skills: magic, field games, partner acrobatics, giant bubble blowing, whip cracking, jump rope tricks, improv, and more!

I love to explore and pick up new things to incorporate on and off stage. I don't know what will be next but I look forward to the next exciting skill!

My dive into balloon twisting happened in 2020 at the behest of my friend and Prismagic co-owner Petra; she also made the shirt I'm wearing. I learned some designs, quit my 40 hour/week landscaping job and haven't looked back. Today, I still work a variety of jobs but I am wanting and looking forward to having balloons be the main forefront of my endeavors.

To gain more knowledge, I attended the 2026 Twist n Shout balloon twisting convention in Las Vegas and it was incredible! I feel inspired and invigorated to bring my energy, banter, and balloons to your next event.

If you read this far, yay! I hope you enjoyed learning about me so much that you want to meet me in person!