Leonardo Favio
Encyclopedia
Leonardo Favio is an Argentine
singer, actor
, film director
and screenwriter
. He is of Arab background.
Much beloved in Latin America, he was one of the most successful Argentine singers in the 60's and 70's with big hits like Fuiste mía un verano, Ella, ella ya me olvidó, Quiero aprender de memoria, Ding, dong, las cosas del amor and La cita and starred in many films.
He later became a film director; his brother is writer and director Jorge Zuhair Jury. He was married to Maria Vaner and had two kids, one being Leonardo Jury.
As of October 9, 2010, Favio has been appointed Argentina's Embassador of Culture by national decree of the president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Argentina
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singer, actor
Actor
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, film director
Film director
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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. He is of Arab background.
Much beloved in Latin America, he was one of the most successful Argentine singers in the 60's and 70's with big hits like Fuiste mía un verano, Ella, ella ya me olvidó, Quiero aprender de memoria, Ding, dong, las cosas del amor and La cita and starred in many films.
He later became a film director; his brother is writer and director Jorge Zuhair Jury. He was married to Maria Vaner and had two kids, one being Leonardo Jury.
As of October 9, 2010, Favio has been appointed Argentina's Embassador of Culture by national decree of the president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Discography
- Me miró, LP
- Aquí está, LP
- Yo soy, LP
- De amor nadie muere, LP
- Una cita con Leonardo Favio, LP
- Leonardo Favio, LP
- Favio 73, LP
- Hola Che, LP
- Favio, LP in Spain
- Vamos a Puerto Rico, LP
- En Concierto, LP
- Era... cómo podría explicar, LP
- En Concierto, LP
- Leonardo Favio, LP (1969)
- Fuíste mía un verano, LP (1968)
- No juegues más, LP
As actor
- Tobi y el libro mágico (2000)
- Gatica, "El Mono" (1993)
- Fuiste mía un verano (1969)
- El dependiente (1969)
- Martín FierroMartín Fierro (film)Martín Fierro is a 1968 film based upon José Hernández's poem Martín Fierro, widely considered Argentina's national poem. The story centers on the life of a renegade gaucho....
(1968) - El ojo que espía (1966)
- Crónica de un niño solo (1965)
- Paula cautiva (1963)
- La terrazaThe TerraceThe Terrace is a 1963 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Graciela Borges - Claudia* Leonardo Favio - Rodolfo* Marcela López Rey - Vicky...
(1963) - La Mano en la trampa (1961)
- Fin de fiestaThe Party Is OverThe Party Is Over is a 1960 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival...
(1960) - En la ardiente oscuridad (1958)
- El ángel de España (1958)
- El secuestrador (1958)
- El jefe (1958)
- El Ángel de España (1958; de extra)
- Campo de sangre (1999)
- Simplemente una rosa (1971)
- Fuiste mía un verano (1969)
As director
- Aniceto (2008)
- Perón, sinfonía del sentimiento (1999)
- Gatica, "El Mono" (1993)
- Soñar, soñar (1976)
- Nazareno Cruz y el Lobo (1975)
- Juan Moreira (1973)
- El dependiente (1969)
- Éste es el romance del Aniceto y la Francisca, de cómo quedó trunco, comenzó la tristeza y unas pocas cosas más... (1966)
- Crónica de un niño solo (1965)
- El amigo (1960)
- El señor Fernández (1958; unfinished)
As producer
- Nazareno Cruz y el Lobo (1975)
- Gatica "el Mono" (1993)