Robert Duvall is infatuated with two things: his wife, Luciana Pedraza, and tango. Duvall became interested in the deceptively simple-looking dance after seeing a Broadway performance of Tango Argentine in the 1990s. He traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he found his love for the tango, which grew into a passion.
Duvall met his present wife coincidentally in Buenos Aires. The two met while the actor was on his way to a bakery after discovering that the flower store had closed. According to the actor’s wife, her friends persuaded her to ask Duvall to a neighborhood party, and she eventually agreed. Pedraza and her companions had not expected Duvall to appear, but he did, and she had no idea who the actor was at the moment. However, she said that it was better since she got to know the real Duvall rather than the movie star.
Robert Duvall And Luciana Pedraza
They ultimately met and discovered their mutual passion for tango. Duvall said that one of the reasons he fell in love with his wife was because of her exquisite dancing. They were married in 2005. Before getting married, The Godfather star called his father-in-law, who was 20 years his junior. He said that his wife’s father was unsure whether to call him father or son. Despite their 41-year age difference, the pair remains rock solid. Duvall explained why he married Pedraza during an interview on the Oscar red carpet.
“Women have more intuition and insights than males sometimes, and if you don’t have it, you marry into it,” he said.
The duo is still married and has collaborated on various projects. One of their most renowned works is Assassination Tango, a film about a skilled New York hitman who becomes seduced by the tango while on assignment in Buenos Aires to assassinate a dictatorial general. Duvall and his companion co-wrote, directed, and acted in it.
Robert Duvall Relationship Timeline
Duval discovered a co-star and soulmate in his Pedraza, although it took him much longer than he expected. He had been divorced three times before marrying his companion. He married model Barbara Benjamin Marcus in 1964, but the marriage terminated in 1975 following a rough divorce. Following that, he married Gail Youngs in 1982, which ended in divorce four years later. The actor did not give up on finding love and married Sharon Brophy for the third time in 1991. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in divorce in 1995 as well.
Speaking about his previous marriages, the actor said that he was not the easiest guy to get along with and that his failed marriages were part of the life process. The actor has no children from any of his marriages, including his current one. He explained it by saying, “I think I’m firing blanks.” The Lonesome Dove actor said that he attempted to establish a family with several women, both in and out of marriage, but was unsuccessful.
