Leonardo Favio
Popularity:0.091
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1938-05-28
Place of Birth:Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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Toby and the Magic Book (2001)
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...

Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965)
The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in fascist Argentina.

The Terrace (1963)
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...

Martín Fierro (1968)
The story of rebel gaucho Martin Fierro, his people, and their life in the Argentine Pampas. Based on José Hernández's epic poem.

The Boss (1958)
The head of a criminal gang has all the power among his men until one decides to testify against him.

Paula Cautiva (1963)
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...

The Eavesdropper (1966)
When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela players - plan an attack on the president, he...

The Dependent (1969)
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...

Dar la cara (1962)
Three boys from very different backgrounds who have just finished their military service must face the complex social reality of Argentina.

The Hand in the Trap (1961)
This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt cloistered in the attic.

The Venerable Ones (1963)
Ismael, the weakest and most unstable member of a supposed group of conspirators with power aspirations, constantly suffers ridicule and contempt for...

In Burning Darkness (1959)
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...

El bruto (1962)
A woman realizes her husband's brutality while he's away and other men are after her.

Fin de fiesta (1960)
This routine drama set in Argentina during the 1930s draws parallels between a family patriarch and a political despot who stoops to any corrupt...

The Kidnapper (1958)
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...

Fuiste mía un verano (1969)
The life of a young artist from his childhood to his triumph.

Gatica multitudes (1993)
A documentary short about the making of Gatica, el mono by argentine director Leonardo Favio. This film focuses on the particular way of directing...

Todo el año es Navidad (1960)
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...

El ángel de España (1957)
A Spanish immigrant goes from delivery guy to successful singer.

Once Upon a Time there was a Wizard (2024)
Leonardo Favio’s final years are captured through the eyes of his daughter in an intimate and revealing journey. As Favio recreates his...

The Romance of Aniceto and Francisca (1967)

The Romance of Aniceto and Francisca (1967)

El fantástico mundo de la María Montiel (1978)

Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)
A yearly musical contest organized by the municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile which takes place during the last week of February at the Quinta...