Leonardo Favio

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'' – and the second one – – are considered to be some of the best Argentine movies of all times. He continued writing and directing, releasing the now-classic films (1969), ''Juan Moreira'' (1973) and (1975). In 1976, he released the comedy-drama , with Gian Franco Pagliaro and Carlos Monzón, 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 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 , before embarking in the making of his colossal six-hours' documentary . Favio's last film was ''Aniceto'' (2008), a musical remake of , refashioned as a ballet-inspired drama. Provided by Wikipedia