Franco Rivera

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Franco Rivera is a fictional firefighter on the FX drama Rescue Me. The character is played by Daniel Sunjata.

Franco is the "ladies man" of the fire house and Tommy's protégé. In season one , he discovered that he had a daughter, who he took in after initially signing away his legal rights to her upon the death of her mother. He was also injured towards the end of season one, leading to a battle with a painkiller addiction. He also became romantically attached to Laura, a fellow firefighter at the house who leaves him after she finds out about the three other people he is sleeping with during a period in which the two were in a relationship. Franco eventually starts a new romantic relationship with an older woman named Alicia (Susan Sarandon), who takes a liking to Keela. Alicia ultimately decides to take Keela away from Franco, stating that his swinging lifestyle is a bad influence on her. Despite his burning desire to reunite with his daughter, Franco has found himself powerless, having signed away his legal rights to his daughter.