Ten years after his death, Leonardo Favio will have a sculpture.
Ten years after his death, Leonardo Favio will be subject of two taxes. The DAC Foundation is preparing, as its first axis, a sculptural work entitled “Favio and the Muse”, designed by the artist and audiovisual producer Eric Dawidson.
The sculpture is under construction, it will be made of bronze and will have a height of three meters. When it is finished, next November 5 – the day of his death – it will be placed in the square located at the intersection of Vera Street and Corrientes Avenue, in the city of Buenos Aires.
Hernán Piquín and Natalia Pelayo, protagonists of Aniceto (2008), the last film directed by Leonardo Favio.
Piquín, Pelayo and Dawidson, admirers of Leonardo Favio.
The dancers acted as models for the design of the work, and emotionally recalled their experience of sharing the creative process of the film with the great director.
Dawidson, from Mar del Plata, illustrator, sculptor, producer, editor, animator and audiovisual director, expressed his deep admiration and desire to honor his favorite director with the project.
Via Vera will be called Favio
The second axis of the tribute consists in changing the name of Calle Vera, in Villa Crespo, where the DAC building is located. The idea is that from that tribute ceremony on November 5th, the street is renamed “Leonardo Favio”.
The intent is that both proposals add value to both the Villa Crespo neighborhood and the City of Buenos Aires, enriching its cultural heritage and their community in general.
The future sculpture by Leonardo Favio, in the hands of Eric Dawidson.
The Fundación de Directores Argentinos Cinematográficos (DAC) will be in charge of recording the entire process of carrying out Dawidson’s work for turn it into a documentary.
Founded in 1958, DAC and its foundation have accompanied the cultural, educational and artistic development of the national audiovisual community, understanding that a better present is being built without forgetting previous directors.
A decade without his genius
Leonardo Favio died on November 5, 2012, at the age of 74, after a last phase in which he went through serious health problems. He was an Argentine director, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter, actor and political activist. The peak of his popularity spans from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s.
Leonardo Favio died in 2012 at the age of 74.
As a director, he is considered a cult director and one of the brightest in his country. His films Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965) and The novel of Aniceto and Francisca (1967) are generally considered two of the best in the history of Argentine cinema.
But many believe it was his major milestone on the big screen Nazareno Cruz and the wolfan unrepeatable phenomenon at the box office that has summoned nearly 3.5 million people to theaters.
As a singer and composer, he was one of the forerunners of the Latin American romantic ballad in the 1960s and 1970s, achieving success throughout Latin America. His lyrics led him to be known as El Juglar de América.
Favio is considered one of the best directors in the history of Argentine cinema.
He has composed hits such as He forgot me Y Or maybe I’ll just give her a rose. With you were mine one summerthe one that says “Every girl who passes by / with a book in hand / will bring me your name / like in that summer” It definitely entered the Argentine songbook.
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Source: Clarin
