Leonardo Favio

Leonardo Favio

Birthday: 1938-05-28

Place of Birth: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

Biography: Fuad Jorge Jury (28 May 1938 – 5 November 2012), commonly known as Leonardo Favio, was an Argentine singer, actor, film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of Argentina’s best film directors and most enduring cultural figures as well as a popular singer-songwriter throughout Latin America.

Movies

Toby and the Magic Book
Toby and the Magic Book

A boy who lives and works with his grandfather whom he helps put together cardboard finds a magical ...

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Chronicle of a Boy Alone
Chronicle of a Boy Alone

The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in authoritarian Argentina....

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The Terrace
The Terrace

A group of young aristocrats lock themselves up, for fun, on a terrace in a wealthy building in Buen...

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Martín Fierro
Martín Fierro

The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based o...

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The Boss
The Boss

The head of a criminal gang has all the power among his men until one decides to testify against him...

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Paula Cautiva
Paula Cautiva

An Argentine who emigrated to the United States finds himself by chance in Argentina for business. T...

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The Eavesdropper
The Eavesdropper

When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela pla...

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The Dependent
The Dependent

Fernandez is a lonely man leading a lonely life. All he does is work for an old man in a hardware st...

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Dar la cara
Dar la cara

Three boys from very different backgrounds who have just finished their military service must face t...

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The Hand in the Trap
The Hand in the Trap

This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt c...

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The Venerable Ones
The Venerable Ones

Ismael, the weakest and most unstable member of a supposed group of conspirators with power aspirati...

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In Burning Darkness
In Burning Darkness

In an institution for the blind, a man rails against his misfortune, his energy and thinking distort...

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El bruto
El bruto

A woman realizes her husband's brutality while he's away and other men are after her....

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Fin de fiesta
Fin de fiesta

This routine drama set in Argentina during the 1930s draws parallels between a family patriarch and ...

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The Kidnapper
The Kidnapper

A group of poor people living on the bare minimum in a slum, trying to survive in a world that seems...

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El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres
El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres

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Fuiste mía un verano
Fuiste mía un verano

The life of a young artist from his childhood to his triumph....

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Gente querible
Gente querible

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Gatica multitudes
Gatica multitudes

A documentary short about the making of Gatica, el mono by argentine director Leonardo Favio. This f...

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Todo el año es Navidad
Todo el año es Navidad

A celestial envoy comes to Earth to help solve some small conflicts between humans, related to their...

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Simplemente una rosa
Simplemente una rosa

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El ángel de España
El ángel de España

A Spanish immigrant goes from delivery guy to successful singer....

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Once Upon a Time there was a Wizard
Once Upon a Time there was a Wizard

Leonardo Favio’s final years are captured through the eyes of his daughter in an intimate and reveal...

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Racconto
Racconto

The romantic encounter and misunderstanding between an aristocratic model and an actor....

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