Leonardo Favio
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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 28, 1938
Deathday: November 05, 2012
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Known For
Toby and the Magic Book
2001-10-11
Toby and the Magic Book
Overview: A boy who lives and works with his grandfather whom he helps put together cardboard finds a magical book that tells stories and turns them into reality. With the characters in his stories, he will share adventures that bring him closer to fulfilling his greatest desire, which is to have a mother.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2001-10-11
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Chronicle of a Boy Alone
1965-05-05
Chronicle of a Boy Alone
Overview: The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in fascist Argentina.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-05-05
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The Terrace
1963-06-01
The Terrace
Overview: A group of young aristocrats lock themselves up, for fun, on a terrace in a wealthy building in Buenos Aires. Their parents try to get them out, but they threaten to jump down if any adults enter the terrace.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-06-01
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Martín Fierro
1968-07-04
Martín Fierro
Overview: The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.
Genres: Western Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-07-04
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Paula Cautiva
1963-09-25
Paula Cautiva
Overview: An Argentine who emigrated to the United States finds himself by chance in Argentina for business. There he hires a woman, Paula, who is from a traditional but poor family, and he finds himself falling in love with her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-09-25
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The Boss
1958-10-23
The Boss
Overview: The head of a criminal gang has all the power among his men until one decides to testify against him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-10-23
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Racconto
1963-01-01
Racconto
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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The Eavesdropper
1966-09-01
The Eavesdropper
Overview: When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela players - plan an attack on the president, he reports them to the police. In his adventure, he leaves behind a girlfriend and a lover, and ends up sharing his life with a disoriented girl.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1966-09-01
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The Dependent
1969-03-01
The Dependent
Overview: Fernandez is a lonely man leading a lonely life. All he does is work for an old man in a hardware store. But all that changes, when he meets the girl of his dreams... and her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-03-01
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Dar la cara
1962-11-29
Dar la cara
Overview: Three boys from very different backgrounds who have just finished their military service must face the complex social reality of Argentina.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-11-29
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The Hand in the Trap
1961-05-01
The Hand in the Trap
Overview: This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt cloistered in the attic.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-05-01
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In Burning Darkness
1959-06-04
In Burning Darkness
Overview: In an institution for the blind, a man rails against his misfortune, his energy and thinking distorted by a need to fight his blindness. Unhappy and unable to come to grips with his condition, he stirs a sympathetic chord in another blind inmate. She in turn, slowly enters into a relationship with him that starts to transform the ways he perceives himself and his blindness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-06-04
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The Venerable Ones
1963-06-08
The Venerable Ones
Overview: Ismael, the weakest and most unstable member of a supposed group of conspirators with power aspirations, constantly suffers ridicule and contempt for his leader, Lucas, and his other companions. Everything changes when a woman with whom Ismael is in love begins to delve into the macabre logic of the group.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-06-08
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El bruto
1962-05-03
El bruto
Overview: A woman realizes her husband's brutality while he's away and other men are after her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-05-03
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Fin de fiesta
1960-06-23
Fin de fiesta
Overview: This routine drama set in Argentina during the 1930s draws parallels between a family patriarch and a political despot who stoops to any corrupt means to increase his power and wealth. The parallels are easy to make because the man is the same in both cases. The grandfather in the family has a rigid, tight-fisted control over his grandchildren, who eventually begin to rebel against his authoritarian and ironically puritanical behavior. At first, there is no real awareness of his opposite, criminal behavior outside the home. But as one of the grandsons begins to mature in his political savvy, the grandfather comes under well-deserved fire at last.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-06-23
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The Kidnapper
1958-06-01
The Kidnapper
Overview: A group of poor people living on the bare minimum in a slum, trying to survive in a world that seems to have no place for them. With a tone raw and realistic story portrays their daily tragedies, and their struggle to survive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres
1964-08-20
El octavo infierno, cárcel de mujeres
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-08-20
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Fuiste mía un verano
1969-07-03
Fuiste mía un verano
Overview: The life of a young artist from his childhood to his triumph.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-07-03
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Gente querible
2010-06-17
Gente querible
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Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-06-17
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Gatica multitudes
1993-12-29
Gatica multitudes
Overview: A documentary short about the making of Gatica, el mono by argentine director Leonardo Favio. This film focuses on the particular way of directing that Favio had in big set pieces with huge crowds.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1993-12-29
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Todo el año es Navidad
1960-02-25
Todo el año es Navidad
Overview: Film composed of different short stories, in which an envoy of God to the Earth (Raul Rossi) must help solving some small conflicts referring to human attitudes and relationships, such as solidarity, love and companionship.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-02-25
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Simplemente una rosa
1971-12-18
Simplemente una rosa
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Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1971-12-18
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El ángel de España
1957-01-01
El ángel de España
Overview: A Spanish immigrant goes from delivery guy to successful singer.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Once Upon a Time there was a Wizard
2024-09-05
Once Upon a Time there was a Wizard
Overview: Leonardo Favio’s final years are captured through the eyes of his daughter in an intimate and revealing journey. As Favio recreates his masterpiece, Aniceto, remake of Este es el romance del Aniceto y la Francisca… Interviews between father and daughter unveil a rich story of creativity, legacy and deep relationship. In this documentary, the camera becomes a silent witness to the interaction between Favio and his daughter, offering a privileged look into the mind of the artist and the man behind the genius. The conversations span memories, reflections on art and life, exploring Favio’s duality as filmmaker and father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-09-05
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