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.

That same year, right after the beginning of the Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983),[1] Favio was forced to go into exile to save his life from the State-sponsored terrorism which prevailed in the country.

[1] 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 Gatica, el mono,[1] before embarking in the making of his colossal six-hours' documentary Perón, sinfonía del sentimiento.

[6] On 9 October 2010, Favio was appointed Argentina's Ambassador of Culture by national decree of president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.