Fuad Jorge Jury (28 May 1938 – 5 November 2012), better known by his stage name Leonardo Favio (), was an Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker. He is considered one of Argentina's best film directors and one of the country's most enduring cultural figures, as well as a popular singer-songwriter throughout Latin America. Much beloved in Latin America, Favio was one of the most successful Argentine singers in the 1960s and 1970s, with big hits like (with Carola Leyton), , , , , , , , , , , and . He also starred in many films before establishing himself as a director. At the time he began his singing career (mid-1960s), Favio was already an established film director. His first feature movie – ''

Chronicle of a Boy Alone ''Chronicle of a Boy Alone'' ( es, Crónica de un niño solo), also known as ''Chronicle of a Lonely Child'', is a 1965 Argentine film directed by Leonardo Favio. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film. It was selected as the greatest Ar ...

'' – and the second one – '' El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca'' – are considered to be some of the best Argentine movies of all times.The Voice of the People, by Marcelo Figueras
12-15-2013, '' Página/12'' He continued writing and directing, releasing the now-classic films ''El Dependiente'' (1969), ''

Juan Moreira Juan Moreira (? - April 1874) is a well-known figure in the history of Argentina. An outlaw, gaucho and folk-hero, he is considered one of the most renowned Argentinian rural bandits. Early life Moreira was born in the administrative area of La ...

'' (1973) and '' Nazareno Cruz y el Lobo'' (1975). In 1976, he released the comedy-drama ''Soñar, soñar'', with Gian Franco Pagliaro and

Carlos Monzón Carlos Roque Monzón (7 August 1942 – 8 January 1995), nicknamed Escopeta (''Shotgun'' in Spanish), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for 7 years. He successfully defended his title 14 ...

, which had a mixed critical reception at the time of its release; it is currently considered a cult film. That same year, right after the beginning of the Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), Favio was forced to go into exile to save his life from the

State-sponsored terrorism State-sponsored terrorism is terrorist violence carried out with the active support of national governments provided to violent non-state actors. States can sponsor terrorist groups in several ways, including but not limited to funding terroris ...

which prevailed in the country. He returned to Argentina after democracy was reestablished during the 1980s onwards, later breaking a 17-year gap without filming when he released the successful biopic '' Gatica, el mono'', before embarking in the making of his colossal six-hours' documentary ''Perón, sinfonía del sentimiento''. Favio's last film was ''

Aniceto ''Aniceto'' is a 2008 Argentine musical drama film directed by Leonardo Favio and starring Hernán Piquín. The film is a remake of '' El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca'', a 1967 drama film also directed by Favio. Both films are based on the ...

'' (2008), a musical remake of ''El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca'', refashioned as a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

-inspired drama.

Biography

Favio was born Fuad Jorge Jury, the son of Syrian-Lebanese Jorge Jury Atrach. His brother is writer and director Jorge Zuhair Jury. Favio was married to actress

María Vaner María Vaner (23 March 1935 – 21 July 2008) was an Argentine actress. She appeared in nearly 50 films and television shows between 1958 and 2008. The daughter of Pedro Aleandro, her sister was actress Norma Aleandro. She had two sons with ...

, with whom he had two children, one being the composer Nico Jury. On 9 October 2010, Favio was appointed Argentina's Ambassador of Culture by national decree of president

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President o ...

. He died on 5 November 2012 in Buenos Aires, at the age of 74.

Works

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 jueges más, LP'' * ''Más Que Un Loco, LP'' (1989)

Filmography

Director

* ''

'' (2008) * ''Perón, sinfonía del sentimiento'' (1999) * '' Gatica, el mono'' (1993) * ''Soñar, soñar'' (1976) * '' Nazareno Cruz y el Lobo'' (1975) * ''

'' (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 ''Chronicle of a Boy Alone'' ( es, Crónica de un niño solo), also known as ''Chronicle of a Lonely Child'', is a 1965 Argentine film directed by Leonardo Favio. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film. It was selected as the greatest Ar ...

'' (1965) * ''El amigo'' (1960) * ''El señor Fernández'' (1958; unfinished)

Actor

* ''Tobi y el libro mágico'' (2000) *''Campo de sangre'' (1999) * ''Gatica, "El Mono"'' (1993) *''Simplemente una rosa ''(1971) * ''Fuiste mía un verano'' (1969) * ''El dependiente'' (1969) * ''

Martín Fierro ''Martín Fierro'', also known as ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'', is a 2,316-line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández. The poem was originally published in two parts, ''El Gaucho Martín Fierro'' (1872) and ''La Vuelta de Martín Fi ...

'' (1968) * ''El ojo de tu madre'' (1966) * ''

'' (1965) * ''Paula cautiva'' (1963) * '' La terraza'' (1963) * '' La Mano en la trampa'' (1961) * '' Fin de fiesta'' (1960) * '' En la ardiente oscuridad'' (1958) * ''El ángel de España'' (1958) * ''

The Kidnapper ''The Kidnapper'' (Spanish: ''El secuestrador'') is a 1958 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring María Vaner, Leonardo Favio and Lautaro Murúa Lautaro Murúa (; 29 December 1926 in Tacna, Chile – 3 Decemb ...

'' (1958) * ''El jefe'' (1958) * ''El Ángel de España'' (1958; de extra)

As producer

* ''Gatica "el Mono"'' (1993) * ''Nazareno Cruz y el Lobo'' (1975)

References

External links

*
Leonardo Favio Web

Favio's "Ave Maria" song
Avemariasongs.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Favio, Leonardo 1938 births 2012 deaths People from Mendoza Province Argentine male film actors Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine screenwriters Male screenwriters Argentine male writers 20th-century Argentine male singers Argentine people of Syrian descent Argentine people of Lebanese descent Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine male actors 21st-century Argentine male actors Films directed by Leonardo Favio