Fuad Jorge Jury, better known by his stage name Leonardo Favio, was an Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker.
12 Facts About Leonardo Favio
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Leonardo Favio 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.
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Leonardo Favio starred in many films before establishing himself as a director.
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At the time he began his singing career, Leonardo Favio was already an established film director.
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Leonardo Favio continued writing and directing, releasing the now-classic films, Juan Moreira and.
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That same year, right after the beginning of the Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship, Leonardo Favio was forced to go into exile to save his life from the State-sponsored terrorism which prevailed in the country.
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Leonardo Favio 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.
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Leonardo Favio was born Fuad Jorge Jury, the son of Syrian-Lebanese Jorge Jury Atrach.
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Leonardo Favio's brother is writer and director Jorge Zuhair Jury.
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Leonardo Favio was married to actress Maria Vaner, with whom he had two children, one being the composer Nico Jury.
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On 9 October 2010, Leonardo Favio was appointed Argentina's Ambassador of Culture by national decree of president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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Leonardo Favio died on 5 November 2012 in Buenos Aires, at the age of 74.