Leonardo Favio
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| Born | May 28, 1938 Luján de Cuyo, Argentina |
| Occupation | singer, actor, film director and screenwriter. |
| Years active | 1950s-Present |
Leonardo Favio (born Fuad Jorge Jury May 28, 1938 in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Province, Argentina) 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.
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[edit] Works
[edit] 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
[edit] Filmography
[edit] As actor
- Tobi y el libro mágico (2000)
- Gatica, "El Mono" (1993)
- Fuiste mía un verano (1969)
- El dependiente (1969)
- Martín Fierro (1968)
- El ojo que espía (1966)
- Crónica de un niño solo (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)
- 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] As producer
[edit] Web dedicated
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