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Favio: Chronicle of a Director

There are very few icons in Argentine culture capable of appealing to both popular and elitist tastes. Leonardo Favio was undoubtedly one of them. An unseasonable Peronist attached to the liturgy of his land, the director, born in the province of Mendoza, was and artist at every craft. a Renassaince man, but above all, a filmmaker. This is how "Favio: Chronicle of a Director" recaptures him, as a man of film who fed from radio, acting, music and painting in order to build up the handful of rhapsodies with which he adorned argentinean cinematography

Top Cast

  • Graciela Borges

    Graciela Borges

    Herself

  • Juan José Camero

    Juan José Camero

    Himself

  • Nico Favio

    Nico Favio

    Himself

  • Luis Ferrando

    Luis Ferrando

    Himself

  • Maximiliano Gorriti

    Maximiliano Gorriti

    Himself

  • Horacio Labraña

    Horacio Labraña

    Himself

  • Edgardo Nieva

    Edgardo Nieva

    Himself

  • Diego Puente

    Diego Puente

    Himself

  • Juan José Stagnaro

    Juan José Stagnaro

    Himself

Overview

There are very few icons in Argentine culture capable of appealing to both popular and elitist tastes. Leonardo Favio was undoubtedly one of them. An unseasonable Peronist attached to the liturgy of his land, the director, born in the province of Mendoza, was and artist at every craft. a Renassaince man, but above all, a filmmaker. This is how "Favio: Chronicle of a Director" recaptures him, as a man of film who fed from radio, acting, music and painting in order to build up the handful of rhapsodies with which he adorned argentinean cinematography

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