Franco Navarro

Franco Navarro is the patriarch of the Navarro family. He is married to Beatriz Navarro. They have three children: Alvaro, Lance, and Jenny. Franco also fathered Dominic 'Nick' Montano Gascon with Monica Gascon, a friend of his wife on the same day that Alvaro was born.

Franco was born in 1940 to Erlinda and Crisanto Navarro. His father is poor but a skilled horseman while his mother is daughter to the rich Sebastian family. When Franco was 10 years old, he was almost killed by a raging bull but was saved by a rancher, Alfonso Montessa. Young and proud, Franco asked the man who saved him how he could pay him back and the man jokingly answered that Franco should marry his then 2 month old baby after 18 years and Franco agreed.

When Franco's father died a couple of years after, her mother met and married the older rich widower who was his father's former employer. The good old man upon his death bequeath Franco one of his company which was failing at that time but with Franco's determination and natural aptitude for business was able to bring the company back to prominence and later renamed it FN Canning Company. Franco was hated by Don Arsenio's other step-son, Jerome Gascon. Franco's relationship with Jerome Gascon continued to be antagonistic until the latter's death.

In 1968, Franco met his future wife Beatriz Montessa. Just the year before he was set to marry Lucinda but was jilted at the altar causing a scandal and making Franco adverse to ever marry but because of his promise as a boy and a tender affection and desire for the young Beatriz, he was persuaded to marry the young woman.

Franco met Bea's friend Monica 'Nicky' Montano who bore a secret love for him. Nicky had sex with a drunk Franco causing a pregnancy that was kept a secret for many years. The revelation of this secret almost destroyed Franco's family and caused the death of Nicky and Jerome.