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Leonardo Favio

1938 - 2012

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Fuad Jorge Jury (28 May 1938 – 5 November 2012), better known by his stage name Leonardo Favio (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈnaɾðo ˈfaβjo]), 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 "Ding, dong, estas cosas del amor" (with Carola Leyton), "O quizás simplemente le regale una rosa", "Fuiste mía un verano", "Ella ya me olvidó", "Quiero aprender de memoria", "Mí tristeza es mía y nada más", "Para saber cómo es la soledad", "Mi amante niña mi compañera", "Ni el clavel ni la rosa", "La foto de carnet", "No jueges más", "Chiquillada" and "La cita". He also starred in many films before establishing himself as a director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonardo Favio is the 3,347th most popular actor (down from 2,798th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 255th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Argentinean Actor.

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Among actors, Leonardo Favio ranks 3,347 out of 13,578. Before him are Sergei Yursky, Doug Jones, Virginia Mayo, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Dominique Dunne, and Hedda Hopper. After him are Erik Estrada, Laura Morante, Susan Strasberg, Asin, Marion Ross, and Rolf Hoppe.

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Among people born in 1938, Leonardo Favio ranks 311. Before him are Mort Shuman, Sergio Martino, Pupi Avati, Martin Koeman, Holger Czukay, and Andrey Lukanov. After him are Susan Strasberg, Peter Snell, Werner Olk, Anna Wierzbicka, Clement Quartey, and Charles Starkweather. Among people deceased in 2012, Leonardo Favio ranks 221. Before him are Georgi Lozanov, Jack Taylor, James Farentino, Peter Carsten, Émile Allais, and Francisco Xavier do Amaral. After him are Txillardegi, R. G. Armstrong, Florence Green, Mustafa Ould Salek, Sage Stallone, and Pierre Sinibaldi.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Leonardo Favio ranks 284 out of 1,154. Before him are Roberto Sensini (1966), José Eulogio Gárate (1944), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), Antonio Rattín (1937), Juan José Saer (1937), and Virginia Bolten (1876). After him are Azucena Villaflor (1924), José Ramos Delgado (1935), Santiago Derqui (1809), Juan Esteban Pedernera (1796), Pascual Pérez (1926), and Juan Pablo Sorín (1976).

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Among ACTORS In Argentina

Among actors born in Argentina, Leonardo Favio ranks 14. Before him are Cecilia Roth (1956), Mirtha Legrand (1927), Lolita Torres (1929), Susana Giménez (1944), Marga López (1924), and Hilda Bernard (1920). After him are Bérénice Bejo (1976), Héctor Alterio (1929), Christian Bach (1959), Tita Merello (1904), Fernando Lamas (1916), and Facundo Arana (1972).

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