In fantasy and science fiction, Francisco used the name Alan J. Banta, whose works were published in English and Portuguese.
He participated in a contest of Art Painting whose objective was the creation of a poster commemorative of the anniversary of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) obtaining the 1st place.
[6] In Portugal, he began a career as a musician under the name of Francis Riba, and created several musical groups, the better known being the psychedelic rock band ZEM.
[10] From 1982 to 1999, he was involved in several musical and theatrical projects as a technician, musician, producer and director, writing several adaptations and two original pieces.
[6] He graduated in the Soviet Union in 1986 in Chemical Engineering, where he frequented the courses of "Scientific Drawing" and "Creative Thought in Post-Modernism".